Past Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense atau Past Progressive Tense adalah waktu yang digunakan untuk menunjukkan dua kejadian yang terjadi pada saat yang bersamaan, tetapi satu kejadian terjadi lebih awal dan masih sedang berlangsung ketika kejadian kedua terjadi.

Was untuk subject: I, she, he, it.

Were untuk subject: you, they, we.

Rumus dan Contoh Past Continuous Tense

+	Subject + To be 2 + (Verb + ing) + Object
-	Subject + To be 2 + NOT + (Verb + ing) + Object
?	To be 2  + Subject + (Verb + ing( + Object ?
?	Question Word + To be 2  + Subject + (Verb + ing) + Object ?

Contoh :

+	I was walking down the street when it began to rain. When i was in the park, the sun was shining.
-	It was not raining when i went to the market last night. They were not playing football when you were not at home.
?	Was he studying when I arrived at home? Jawaban: Yes he was, atau he, was not
?	Why were you reading that book? What was she doing with this document when all the staff went home?

Fungsi Past Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense digunakan pada dua bagian dalam satu kalimat dimana ketika dua kejadian sama-sama berlangsung secara bersamaan, contohnya:

While I was studying in one room of our apartment, my roomate was having a party in the other room.

It rained this morning. (Artinya: tadi pagi hujan)

It was raining this morning. (tadi pagi sedang hujan)