Kursus tentang past continuous (preterit berterusan) - Persediaan TOEIC®
❓ Perkataan preterit berterusan dan past continuous bermaksud perkara yang sama dalam bahasa Inggeris.
1. Pembentukan past continuous (atau preterit berterusan)
| Ayat afirmatif | Ayat negatif | Ayat tanya |
|---|---|---|
| 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 ayat afirmatif, gunakan bentuk subjek + was/were + -ing.
- Untuk ayat negatif, gunakan bentuk subjek + was/were + not + -ing.
- Untuk ayat tanya, gunakan bentuk was/were + subjek + -ing + ?.
Kesalahan biasa
- Penggunaan "were" untuk orang ketiga tunggal:
- Salah: We were reading a book.
- Betul: We was reading a book.
2. Bila menggunakan past continuous (atau preterit berterusan)?
2.1. Tindakan yang sedang berlaku pada masa lampau
Secara umumnya, past continuous digunakan untuk bercakap tentang tindakan yang sedang berlaku pada satu masa tertentu di masa lampau.
- Yesterday at 8 PM, I was watching a movie.
2.2. Tindakan yang terganggu pada masa lampau
Dalam kesinambungan poin sebelumnya, past continuous digunakan untuk menyatakan tindakan yang sedang berlaku tetapi telah terganggu pada masa lampau.
- Yesterday at 8 PM, I was watching a movie when my friend called me.
Penanda masa yang sering digunakan dengan past continuous
Ungkapan seperti "while", "when", "at that moment" sering digunakan bersama past continuous untuk menunjukkan bila atau selama mana sesuatu tindakan berlaku.
- 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 ayat TOEIC® anda terlihat salah satu penanda masa ini diikuti oleh past simple (she met, rang, ...), anda hampir pasti bahawa masa yang digunakan ialah 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 peperiksaan TOEIC®, anda akan menemui sekurang-kurangnya beberapa soalan yang memerlukan penguasaan past continuous. Pastikan anda ingat bahawa ia dibentuk dengan was / were + ing, dan digunakan untuk bercakap tentang satu tindakan yang sedang berlaku pada masa lampau.
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