Past Continuous

Sedang Berlangsung di Masa Lalu

An action in progress at a past moment.

Kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung pada saat di masa lalu.

See it on the timeline

Kapan kejadiannya? Tekan Play, lalu jelajahi tiap adegan.

At 8 p.m. I was cooking dinner.

In progress at a specific past moment (8 p.m.). Sedang berlangsung pada saat tertentu di masa lalu (jam 8 malam).

Positive subject + was / were + verb-ing

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Negative subject + was / were + not + verb-ing

Question Was / Were + subject + verb-ing?

In progress at a past moment Sedang berlangsung pada saat lampau

At noon we were waiting for the bus. Siang itu kami sedang menunggu bus.
A background action that gets interrupted Latar yang terpotong

I was sleeping when you called. Saya sedang tidur saat kamu menelepon.
Two actions at the same time Dua kegiatan bersamaan

She was cooking while he was cleaning. Dia memasak sementara yang lain bersih-bersih.
Setting the scene in a story Membangun suasana cerita

It was raining and the streets were quiet. Hujan turun dan jalanan sepi.

whilewhenasat that momentat 8 p.m.all eveningat the time

Kesalahan yang sering dibuat penutur bahasa Indonesia.

✗ I was cook when he called.

✓ I was cooking when he called.

Setelah was / were, kata kerja harus -ing: cooking.
✗ We was watching TV.

✓ We were watching TV.

Untuk we / you / they gunakan were, bukan was.
✗ When it rang, I cooked.

✓ When it rang, I was cooking.

Kegiatan latar yang sedang berlangsung memakai was/were + -ing.
✗ She were reading a book.

✓ She was reading a book.

Untuk he / she / it gunakan was, bukan were.
✗ I was knowing him then.

✓ I knew him then.

Kata kerja keadaan (know, want, like) jarang memakai -ing.

Past Continuous vs. Past Simple.

I was cooking...

...when the phone rang.

Kegiatan panjang vs. kejadian singkat yang memotong.
We were waiting at the stop.

The bus arrived.

Latar yang berlangsung vs. kejadian utama.
She was sleeping.

The alarm went off.

Sedang berlangsung vs. yang menghentikannya.

Tiga soal singkat. Coba dulu sebelum lanjut.

At 8 p.m. I ___ (cook) dinner.

Jam 8 malam saya ___ (masak) makan malam.
I ___ when the phone ___.

Saya ___ ketika telepon ___.
Find and fix the mistake: We was waiting for the bus.

Temukan dan perbaiki: We was waiting for the bus.