Past Continuous

Di akhir lesson ini, kamu bisa:

Membentuk kalimat dengan was/were + kata kerja -ing untuk aksi yang sedang berlangsung di masa lampau.
Menggabungkan Past Continuous dan Past Simple untuk aksi yang terpotong (while/when).
Memakai Past Continuous untuk melukiskan latar atau suasana sebuah cerita.

Bentuk (Form)

Past Continuous menggambarkan aksi yang sedang berlangsung pada suatu titik di masa lampau. Bentuknya: was / were + kata kerja-ing.

Gunakan was untuk I, he, she, it dan were untuk you, we, they.

	Struktur	Contoh
(+) Positif	subject + was/were + V-ing	I was working at 9 p.m.
(−) Negatif	subject + wasn't/weren't + V-ing	I wasn't working at 9 p.m.
(?) Tanya	Was/Were + subject + V-ing?	Were you working at 9 p.m.?

Catatan penting:

was → I, he, she, it · were → you, we, they.
Bentuk pendek: was not = wasn't, were not = weren't.
Aturan ejaan -ing: kata berakhir -e hilangkan -e (make → making); konsonan-vokal-konsonan sering menggandakan konsonan akhir (run → running, sit → sitting).
Kata kerja keadaan (stative) seperti know, want, like, believe biasanya tidak dipakai dalam bentuk -ing. Pakai Past Simple: I knew the answer (bukan I was knowing).

Kapan Dipakai (Usage)

Aksi yang sedang berlangsung pada momen tertentu di masa lampau.
At 10 a.m. yesterday, I was presenting to the board.
Aksi panjang yang terpotong oleh aksi pendek (Past Simple). Aksi panjang pakai Past Continuous, aksi pendek pakai Past Simple, dihubungkan dengan when.
I was writing an email when the system crashed.
Dua aksi panjang yang berlangsung bersamaan, dihubungkan dengan while.
While she was talking, I was taking notes.
Melukiskan latar / suasana sebuah cerita atau situasi.
It was raining, the streets were getting busy, and everyone was rushing home.

💡 Pola when vs while: biasanya when + Past Simple (aksi pendek yang memotong), dan while + Past Continuous (aksi panjang yang sedang berjalan). I was cooking when the phone rang. / While I was cooking, the phone rang.

Penanda Waktu (Time Markers / Signal Words)

while: He read a book while I was driving.
when: I was sleeping when you knocked.
at + jam (at 8 o'clock): At 8 o'clock we were having dinner.
at that moment / at that time: At that moment, the team was celebrating.
all + waktu (all morning / all day): She was studying all afternoon.
as: As I was leaving, it started to rain.

Examples (English)

I was checking my email when the manager walked in. They were having lunch at noon, so the office was empty. Were you listening during the meeting? While the team was testing the app, I was writing the report.

Kosakata & Penanda

English	Arti (ID)	Contoh
while	ketika / sementara	She called while I was driving.
when	ketika / saat	I was sleeping when the phone rang.
at 8 o'clock	pada pukul 8	At 8 o'clock we were having a meeting.
at that moment	pada saat itu	At that moment, it was raining hard.
all morning	sepanjang pagi	He was working on the report all morning.
as	selagi / ketika	As I was leaving, my boss arrived.
was working (verb)	sedang bekerja (lampau)	I was working when you called.
were waiting (verb)	sedang menunggu (lampau)	They were waiting for the train.

Dialogue

What happened during the outage

Rina

What were you doing when the power went out?

Ben

I was uploading the files. I lost everything!

Rina

Oh no. Were the others still working?

Ben

Yes, while I was saving my work, they were in a call.

Kesalahan Umum (Common Mistakes)

❌ "I were working at home." → ✅ "I was working at home." (I selalu memakai was)
❌ "While I drove, she was calling me." → ✅ "While I was driving, she called me." (aksi panjang = Past Continuous; aksi pendek yang memotong = Past Simple)
❌ "I was knowing the answer." → ✅ "I knew the answer." (kata kerja keadaan know tidak dipakai dalam bentuk -ing)
❌ "When the phone was ringing, I was answering it." → ✅ "When the phone rang, I answered it." (dua aksi pendek berurutan pakai Past Simple)

Latihan

Cek Pemahaman

1. Choose the correct sentence.

2. Complete: I ___ a report when the boss called.

3. Which is correct?

4. Complete: ___ you sleeping when I knocked?

Lengkapi dengan Past Continuous atau Past Simple

1.At 9 p.m. last night, I (work) on the slides.

2.She (cook) when the guests arrived.

3.While we (wait), the manager prepared the room.

4.The phone rang while I (drive) home.

Flashcards

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Ringkasan

Bentuk: was/were + kata kerja-ing (was → I/he/she/it · were → you/we/they).
Fungsi utama: aksi yang sedang berlangsung pada titik tertentu di masa lampau, dan latar sebuah cerita.
Aksi terpotong: aksi panjang (Past Continuous) + when + aksi pendek (Past Simple); dua aksi panjang bersamaan pakai while.
Jebakan: I selalu was; kata kerja keadaan (know, want, like) tidak dipakai dalam bentuk -ing.

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