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 We/You/They were going to the store at 11 a.m yesterday.

B. Negatif
Pola kalimat bentuk positif adalah S + was/were + not + V-ing.

Contoh:
 I/He/She/It was not (wasn‟t) going to the store at 11 a.m yesterday.
 We/You/They were not (weren‟t) going to the store at 11 a.m yesterday.

C. Pertanyaan
Pola kalimat pertanyaan yes/no adalah was/were + S + V-ing + ?

Contohnya adalah:
 I was going to the store at 11 a.m yesterday. Were you going to the
store at 11 a.m yesterday?
 She was going to the store at 11 a.m yesterday. Was she going to the
store at 11 a.m yesterday?
 They were going to the store at 11 a.m yesterday. Were they going to
the store at 11 a.m yesterday?

Adapun pola kalimat pertanyaan Wh adalah wh + was/were + S + V-ing +
?

Contohnya:
 What were you going at 11 a.m yesterday?
 When was she going to the store?

Penanda Waktu
Penanda waktu yang digunakan dalam past continuous tense antara lain:
 All morning yesterday (sepanjang pagi kemarin)
 When (ketika)
 While (sementara/ketika)
 At 07.00 o‟clock yesterday (pada jam 7 pagi kemarin)
 As (pada saat/sewaktu)
 At the same time yesterday (pada jam sama kemarin).

Penggunaan Past Continuous Tense
Past continuous digunakan untuk menyatakan hal-hal berikut:
1. Menyatakan kegiatan yang sedang dilakukan pada waktu tertentu
di masa lampau.

Contohnya:
 We were gardening at 7 a.m yesterday. (Kami sedang berkebun
pada jam 7 pagi kemarin).
 He was eating at 8 p.m last night. (Dia sedang makan pada jam 8
tadi malam).

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