Simple Past Continuous Tense

Simple Past Continuous Tense : Dipergunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung pada waktu lampau.

Pattern : S + to be (was, were) + V ₁ (ing) + …………………

Example :

I was watching TV when you came (+)

She was studying when you phoned (+)

They were swimming at nice yesterday morning (+)

1. Jika kita hendak membuat kalimat tanya (interrogative) maka to be (was, were) kita letakan di muka subjek.

   Example :
   

   Were you watching TV when I phoned you ?

   Was he studying English while I was listening to the radio ?

2. Jika kita hendak membuat kalimat menyangkal (negative) maka kita menambahkan not (n’t) di belakang to be (was, were)

   Example :

   I was not (wasn’t) watching TV when you phoned me.

   Rian and Ellys were not (weren’t) sleeping when I sang a song last night.

Time Signal : when, while, as, all day yesterday, the whole day last Monday, yesterday, last night, etc.