MODULE 5.

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PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE/ PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE

Ini adalah Modul ke-2 dari KD yang sama yaitu KD 5 tentang Continuous Tenses/Progressive Tenses.
Sebagai pengingat, Continuous Tenses/Progressive Tenses terdiri dari 3 (tiga) macam berdasarkan waktunya,
yaitu:
1. Present Continuous Tense
2. Past Continuous Tense
3. Future Continuous Tense
Pekan lalu kita sudah membahas Present Continuous Tense, maka pekan ini kita lanjutkan diskusi kita
ke macam kedua dari Continuous Tense yakni Past Continuous Tense. Seperti halnya Present Continuous Tense,
dalam Past Continuous Tense juga digunakan verb bentuk present participle (V-ing). Baca kembali pembahasan
tentang Verb pada modul 5.1. Dari segi pola penyusunan kalimat, yang membedakan Present dan Past
Continuous Tense hanya pada be dan keterangan waktu. Berikut ini Rumus atau pola penyusunan kalimat Past
Continuous Tense/Past Progressive Tense:
▪ RULE (Rumus)
+ S + be (was/were) + V-ing + O/Adverb
- S + be (was/were) + not + V-ing + O/Adverb
? Be (was/were) + S + V-ing + O/Adverb

PASANGAN BE (WAS/WERE)
BE SUBJECT EXAMPLE
I = saya I was …
SHE = dia untuk perempuan She was …
WAS HE = dia untuk laki-laki He was …
IT = dia untuk benda/hewan It was …
1 NOUN/NAME (1 benda/nama orang) Nanda was…
YOU = kamu You were …
WE = kami/kita We were …
WERE
THEY = mereka They were …
2/MORE NOUNS/NAMES (2 atau lebih benda/nama orang) Cat and dog were …

Adverb of time (keterangan waktu) yang biasa digunakan:

- Yesterday (kemarin)
- Formerly (dulu)
- Just now (tadi)
- … ago (yang lalu) = a week ago, two months ago, three years ago
- Last … (yang lalu) = last week, last night, last month

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▪ FUNCTION (Fungsi):
a. Menunjukan sebuah kegiatan sedang berlangsung pada saat kegiatan lain dilakukan/terjadi pada
waktu tertentu di masa lampau. Untuk fungsi yang pertama ini perlu diketahui juga rumus Simple
Past Tense karena nanti kalimatnya akan digabung:

Simple Past Tense

+ S + V2 + O/Adverb
- S + did not + V1 + O/Adverb
? Did + S + V1 + O/Adverb

e.g.
Kegiatan/Peristiwa Pertama → I was walking down the street last night. {Past Continuous}
Kegiatan/Peristiwa Kedua → It began to rain. {Simple Past}
Digabung menggunakan Conjunction (Kata Penghubung) “when” (ketika), menjadi:
→ I was walking down the street when It began to rain last night.
ATAU
→ When I was walking down the street, it began to rain last night.
Ingat, selalu tempatkan keterangan waktu (Adv. Time) di akhir kalimat setelah digabung.

Berikut ini contoh Past Continuous Tense dalam kalimat negative, positif dan interogatif:
+ I was walking down the street when It began to rain last night.
- I was not walking down the street when It began to rain last night.
? Was I walking down the street when It began to rain last night?

b. Menunjukan 2 kegiatan berlangsung bersamaan di masa lampau.

e.g.
Kegiatan/Peristiwa 1 → I was studying in one room of our apartment. {Past Continuous Tense}
Kegiatan/Peristiwa 2 → My roommate was having a party in the other room. {Past Continuous
Tense}
Digabung menggunakan Conjunction (Kata Penghubung) “while” (ketika), menjadi:
→ While I was studying in one room of our apartment, my roommate was having a party in the
other room yesterday.
ATAU
→ I was studying in one room of our apartment while my roommate was having a party in the
other room yesterday.
Berikut ini contoh dalam kalimat negative, positif dan interogatif:
I was studying in one room of our apartment while my roommate was having a party in
+
the other room yesterday.
I was not studying in one room of our apartment while my roommate was having a
-
party in the other room yesterday.
Was I studying in one room of our apartment while my roommate was having a party in
?
the other room yesterday?

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CATATAN:
- Kalimat Positive Simple Past Tense menggunakan V2;
- Untuk fungsi a, pada kalimat ke-2 menggunakan Simple Past tense dengan Verb yang
membutuhkan durasi yang singkat, seperti hit (memukul), fall (jatuh), slip (terpeleset) dll;
- Sementara untuk fungsi b, pada kalimat ke-2 menggunakan Past Continuous Tense dengan
Verb yang membutuhkan durasi yang sama lamanya dengan kalimat pertama, misalnya read
(membaca), write (menulis), cook (memasak), bathe (mandi) dll.

Sama halnya dengan materi sebelumnya, pada materi ini juga kalian harus bisa bertanya dan
menjawab pertanyaan sesuai konteks yang diberikan serta menggunakan unsur kebahasaan yang
benar. Untuk bertanya, kalian bisa menggunakan:
▪ kata tanya “what” (apa) dengan jawaban berupa informasi sesuai konteks
▪ auxiliary “was, were” (apakah), jawaban berupa “ya” atau “tidak” sesuai konteks
Baik menggunakan “what” ataupun “was, were”, kalian harus sesuaikan dengan subjectnya. Simak
ilustrasi contoh berikut.
Look at the pictures below. (Perhatikan gambar-gambar di bawah ini.)

Q : What were they doing?

A : The teacher was explaining the lesson while the students listening to his explanation
yesterday.

Q : Was the teacher running?

A- : No, he was not running.

Q : Was he explaining the lesson?

A+ : Yes, he was explaining the lesson floor.

Q : Were the students buying food?

A- : No, they were not buying food.

Q : Were they listening to the teacher’s explanation?

A+ : Yes, they were listening to the teacher’s explanation.

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 EXERCISE Module 5.2 (LATIHAN Modul 5.2)
Past Continuous/Progressive Tense

1. Look at the verbs: (perhatikan kata kerja berikut)

- Buy → Bought
- Mop →
- Seek →
- Pack →
Determine V2 of the verbs. (Tentukan V2 dari kata kerja tersebut)
2. From these two words, “squat” and “do”, which one Transitive Verb is? (Dari 2 kata kerja ini “squat”
dan “do”, mana yang merupakan Transitive Verb?
3. How do you spell the following verbs in -ing and -ed form. (Bagaimana kamu mengeja kata kerja berikut
dalam bentuk -ing dan -ed)
- Arrange → arranging - arranged
- Point →
- Stir →
- Remove →

For questions no. 4-5, complete the sentences!

(Untuk soal no. 4-5, lengkapilah kalimat-kalimat tersebut)
4. Khalwa and Hani were . . . doll when a glass . . . last night.
5. I was . . . while my daughter was . . . in her bedroom just now.

For questions no. 6-7, change the following sentences into positive and interrogative sentences.
(Untuk no. 6-7, ubahlah kalimat berikut menjadi kalimat positif dan interogatif.)
6. She was not typing the task when the teacher called her yesterday.
7. They were not sailing while it was snowing last year.

For questions no.8-10, look at the picture.

Hani and Fahri

8. Make a question using “what” and its answer.
(Buatlah pertanyaan menggunakan “what” beserta jawabannya)
9. Make a question using “was/were” with positive answer.
(Buatlah pertanyaan menggunakan “was/were” dengan jawaban positif)
10. Make a question using “was/were” with negative answer.
(Buatlah pertanyaan menggunakan “was/were” dengan jawaban negatif)

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 QUIZ OF MODULE 5.2
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Read the questions carefully and choose the right option.

1. Yuni . . . tidying her home when he caught the ball just now.
a. Is
b. Were
c. Are
d. Was

2. “Zahira and Azkiya were hiding behind the door when a cat jumped from the cupboard last week”.
Change this sentence into Interrogative one.
a. Were Zahira and Azkiya hiding behind the door when a cat jumped from the cupboard last week?
b. Were not Zahira and Azkiya hiding behind the door when a cat jumped from the cupboard last week?
c. Zahira and Azkiya were not hiding behind the door when a cat jumped from the cupboard last week.
d. Zahira and Azkiya weren’t hiding behind the door when a cat jumped from the cupboard last week.

3. She was pouring water into a glass when I was . . . my key two days ago.
a. Dropping
b. Dropped
c. Droping
d. Drop

4. We were reciting Al Qur’an while Ahmad was … Dhuhur last three days.
a. Praying
b. Prayed
c. Prays
d. Pray

5. How do you spell these verbs in -ing and -ed form: carry and fold?
a. Carrying – carried and folding - folded
b. Carrying – caried and folding - foldeed
c. Carrying – carried and folding - foldd
d. Carring – carried and folding - folded

6. The following verbs are Regular, namely:

a. Chew and Tear
b. Swing and Shake
c. Move and Spray
d. Fry and Fall

7. “He was trying to catch the train while I was calling him yesterday”.
Change this sentence into Negative one.
a. He were trying to catch the train while I was calling him yesterday.
b. He was not trying to catch the train while I was calling him yesterday.
c. Was he trying to catch the train while I was calling him yesterday?
d. He was not was trying to catch the train while I was calling him yesterday.

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For questions no. 8-10, look at the picture.

8. What was the little girl doing?

a. She was crying.
b. She was watching TV.
c. She was lying on the bed.
d. She was drawing her doll.

9. “Yes, she was watching TV.” What is the suitable question for this answer?
a. Was she standing on the TV?
b. Was she reading the TV?
c. Was she lifting the TV?
d. Was she watching TV?

10. “Was she drinking milk?” The correct answer for this question is …
a. No, she was not watching TV.
b. No, she was not drinking milk.
c. Yes, she was watching TV.
d. Yes, she was drinking milk.