Kursus tentang past continuous (preterit kontinu) - Persiapan TOEIC®
❓ Kata preterit kontinu dan past continuous berarti hal yang sama dalam bahasa Inggris.
1. Pembentukan past continuous (atau preterit kontinu)
| Kalimat afirmatif | Kalimat negatif | Kalimat interogatif |
|---|---|---|
| I was reading | I was not (wasn't) reading | Was I reading? |
| You were reading | You were not (weren’t) reading | Were you reading? |
| He/She/It was reading | He/She/It was not (wasn’t) reading | Was he/she/it reading? |
| We were reading | We were not (weren’t) reading | Were we reading? |
| You were reading | You were not (weren’t) reading | Were you reading? |
| They were reading | They were not (weren’t) reading | Were they reading? |
- Untuk kalimat afirmatif, gunakan bentuk subjek + was/were + -ing.
- Untuk kalimat negatif, gunakan bentuk subjek + was/were + not + -ing.
- Untuk kalimat tanya, gunakan bentuk was/were + subjek + -ing + ?.
Kesalahan umum
- Penggunaan "were" pada orang ketiga tunggal:
- Tidak benar: We were reading a book.
- Benar: We was reading a book.
2. Kapan menggunakan past continuous (atau preterit kontinu)?
2.1. Tindakan yang sedang berlangsung di masa lampau
Secara umum, past continuous digunakan untuk membicarakan tindakan yang sedang berlangsung pada waktu tertentu di masa lalu.
- Yesterday at 8 PM, I was watching a movie.
2.2. Tindakan yang terputus di masa lampau
Melanjutkan poin sebelumnya, past continuous digunakan untuk membicarakan tindakan yang sedang berlangsung namun terputus di masa lalu.
- Yesterday at 8 PM, I was watching a movie when my friend called me.
Penanda waktu yang sering digunakan dengan past continuous
Ekspresi seperti "while", "when", "at that moment" sering digunakan dengan past continuous untuk menunjukkan kapan atau berapa lama suatu tindakan berlangsung.
- While she was waiting for the bus, she met an old friend.
- Josephine was writing on the whiteboard when her phone rang.
- At that moment, Josephine was writing on the whiteboard.
🎯 Tips: jika dalam soal TOEIC® kamu melihat penanda waktu seperti ini diikuti oleh past simple (she met, rang, ...), hampir pasti tense yang digunakan adalah past continuous!
Berikut adalah bentuk yang lebih umum:
- While \+ past continuous**\,** past simple
- Past continuous, when past simple
- At that moment, past continuous
Kesimpulan
Dalam ujian TOEIC®, kamu akan menemukan setidaknya beberapa soal yang menguji pemahaman tentang past continuous. Ingatlah bahwa tense ini dibentuk dengan was / were + ing, dan digunakan untuk membicarakan tindakan yang sedang berlangsung di masa lalu.
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