Past Continuous Tense vs Past Tense

Format kalimat untuk mengutarakan sesuatu dalam simple past tense adalah:

Simple Past Tense Contoh

Kalimat Positif

Subject + Simple past verb I wore the party dress last night
She arrived at work on 7.30 AM.
He ate fried rice for breakfast
We had dinner at restaurant
The phone rang around midnight

Subject + Did + Verb
(pernyataan afirmatif/penekanan) I did tell you what happened
Mom did attend the seminar
Chris Columbus did land on America

Kalimat Negatif

Subject + Did not + Verb I did not enjoy the party
She did not drink the medicine
We did not attend the graduation party
It did not fit the whole

Alif : Why did you not answer my calls?

Ba : Oh, I'm so sorry. I was brushing my teeth in the bathroom when you called

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*Simple Past Tense*	Contoh
Kalimat Positif
Subject + Simple past verb	I wore the party dress last night She arrived at work on 7.30 AM. He ate fried rice for breakfast We had dinner at restaurant The phone rang around midnight
Subject + Did + Verb (pernyataan afirmatif/penekanan)	I did tell you what happened Mom did attend the seminar Chris Columbus did land on America
Kalimat Negatif
Subject + Did not + Verb	I did not enjoy the party She did not drink the medicine We did not attend the graduation party It did not fit the whole

*Past Continuous Tense*	Contoh
Kalimat Positif
• Subject + Was/Were + Verb (ing) • I/She/He/It + Was + Verb (ing) • You/They/We + Were + Verb (ing)	I was sleeping at noon yesterday She was cooking when I came We were arguing when she entered the room
Kalimat Negatif
• Subject + Was/Were not + Verb (ing) • I/She/He/It + Was not + Verb (ing) • You/They/We + Were + Not + Verb (ing)	The baby was not crying when she heard the scream I was not looking when I tripped I am not talking to her
Kalimat Pertanyaan
• Was/Were + Subject + Verb (ing) + ? • Was + I/She/He/It + Verb (ing) + ? • Were + You/They/We + Verb (ing) + ?	Was she sleeping last night when I texted her? Was I doing my homework when dad came home? Were you taking a pee while you were calling me?
Jawaban dapat berupa: Yes, I was atau No, I was not.
*Keterangan waktu berupa when berarti “ketika”, sedangkan while berarti “selama”.*Pada suatu kalimat, past continuous tense* dapat digunakan untuk mengutarakan dua aktivitas yang berprogres pada waktu bersamaan di masa lalu. Seperti: While I was writing my essay, my little brother was playing in my room. **Was not dan were not dapat disingkat menjadi wasn’t dan weren’t.