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Signal words :

when, while, as long as, at this time yesterday

Rumus Past Continuous Tense

Positif (+) : S + Tobe (was/were) + Ving + O
Negatif (- ) : S + Tobe (was/were) + Not + Ving + O

Introgative (?) : Tobe (was/were) + S + Ving + O + ?

Contoh Past Continuous Tense
(+) They were playing Tennis yesterday

(-) They were not playing Tennis yesterday
(?) Were they playing Tennis yesterday?

Artinya
(+) Mereka sedang bermain tenis kemarin

(-) Mereka sedang tidak bermain tenis kemarin
(?) Apakah mereka sedang bermain tenis kemarin

Penggunaan:
Past continuous tense digunakan untuk mengungkapkan
bahwa suatu aksi sedang terjadi pada waktu tertentu di masa
lampau.

16 – Atiko, S.S., M.M.Pd.