Simple Past Continuous Tense

Simple Past Continuous Tense atau biasa dibilang Past Continuous Tense adalah tense yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung di masa lalu. Tense ini juga biasa disebut past progressive.

Dalam tense continuous pasti semuanya memakai to-be karena menggunakan verb-ing disetiap kalimatnya. Sama halnya dengan past continuous tense tetapi to-be yang kita gunakan pada past continuous adalah bentuk lampau atau bentuk kedua. yaitu Was dan Were.

Rumus Past Continuous Tense

(+) Subject + Was/Were + Verb-Ing + Complement
Contoh :
1. I was playing tennis yesterday at 4 pm
2. You were singing when I was browsing
3. When the competition started she was playing well

(-) Subject + Was/Were + Not + Verb-Ing + Complement
Contoh :
1. I was not playing tennis yesterday at 4 pm
2. You were not singing when I was browsing
3. When the competition started she wasn't playing well

(?) Was/Were + Subject + Verb-Ing + Complement
Contoh :
1. Was I playing tennis yesterday at 4 pm ?
2. Were you singing when i was browsing ?
3. Was she playing well when the competition started ?

Itulah penjelasan tentang Simple Past Continuous Tense. Intinya, tense ini digunakan untuk menyatakan sesuatu kejadian yang sedang terjadi dimasa lampau.