Simple Past Tense / Past Continuous Tense?
Secara umum past continuous tense (atau disebut juga past progressive tense) untuk membicarakan aksi yang sedang berlangsung (belum rampung) di sekitar waktu tertentu di masa lampau, sementara simple past tense menunjukkan bahwa aksinya di masa lampau telah rampung (completed action). Berbeda dengan simple past tense, past continuous tense hanya menggunakan dynamic verb, tidak stative verb.
Lihat juga:
- Simple Present vs. Present Continuous Tense
- Simple Past vs. Present Perfect Tense
- Simple Past vs. Past Perfect Tense
- Past Perfect vs. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Contoh Simple Past Tense
They swam this morning.
(Mereka berenang pagi ini.)
Contoh Past Continuous Tense
- They were swimming at 7 o’clock.
(Mereka sedang berenang pada pukul tujuh.) mereka sudah mulai berenang sebelum pukul tujuh dan akan selesai setelahnya (mungkin pukul delapan) - They were swimming when the lightning struck the tree.
(Mereka sedang berenang ketika petir menyambar pohon.)
Simple Past Tense + Past Continuous Tense
Simple past tense dan past continuous tense sering digunakan bersama-sama. Past continuous tense mendeskripsikan background action atau situation (aksi atau situasi yang lebih panjang), sedangkan simple past tense menjadi action atau event-nya (aksi atau kejadian yang terjadi dengan cepat). Seringkali aksi yang dideskripsikan simple past tense menginterupsi aksi yang dideskripsikan past continuous tense.
Contoh Past Continuous + Simple Past
- He was driving back from the post office when he saw you go in the building.
(Dia sedang mengemudi kembali dari kantor pos ketika dia melihatmu masuk ke gedung tersebut.) - I was sleeping when Vina knocked on my door.
(Saya sedang tidur ketika Vina mengetuk pintu.) saya sudah mulai tidur sebelum Vina mengetuk pintu
Contoh Simple Past + Simple Past
I went home when the bell rang.
(Saya pulang ke rumah ketika bel berbunyi.) saya pulang setelah bel berbunyi
Contoh Past Continuous + Past Continuous
While my mother was cooking, I was setting our table.
(Ketika ibu saya sedang memasak, saya menata meja makan.) dua aksi berlangsung pada waktu yang sama di masa lampau
10 Contoh Soal Simple Past / Past Continuous Tense Pilihan Ganda
Pilihlah jawaban yang paling tepat untuk melengkapi bagian yang kosong sehingga membentuk kalimat dengan simple past atau past continuous tense dengan mengetik a, b, atau c.
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I ... (come) home while my sister ... (water) houseplants.
- came, watered
- came, was watering
- was coming, watered
Your answer:
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Was Andra ... (drive) when you ... (call) him?
- driving, were calling
- drove, called
- driving, called
Your answer:
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I ... (send) him an email with the file as soon as I ... (receive) the confirmation.
- sent, received
- was sending, was receiving
- sent, was receiving
Your answer:
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At five o'clock this morning she ... (do) her homework.
- were doing
- did
- was doing
Your answer:
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Why ... you ... (not sleep) at 1 am yesterday?
- were, not sleeping
- was, not sleeping
- did, not sleep
Your answer:
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My brother ... (brush) his teeth and then he ... (go) to bed.
- was brushing, went
- brushed, went
- brushed, was going
Your answer:
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Bobby ... (lie) under the tree to sleep when a big leaf ... (fall) onto his head.
- lay, fell
- was lying, falling
- was lying, fell
Your answer:
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While I ... (walk) down the street, It ... (begin) to rain.
- walked, was beginning
- was walking, began
- walked, began
Your answer:
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... they still ... (clean up) the mess at 10 am today?
- were, cleaning up
- was, cleaning up
- did, clean up
Your answer:
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The children ... (play) in the playground at this time yesterday.
- played
- was playing
- were playing
Your answer:
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Lihat juga:
- Simple Past vs. Past Perfect Tense: Penggunaan dan Contoh Kalimat
- Passive Voice Simple Past Tense: Rumus dan Contoh Soal
- Future Perfect Continuous Tense: Penjelasan dan Contoh Soal
- Future Perfect Tense: Pengertian, Kalimat, dan Contoh Soal
- Wh- Question Past Continuous Tense: Penjelasan dan Soal
References:
- Exercise 1: Past simple and past continuous. https://elt.oup.com/student/project3rdedition/level5/unit1/grammar/exercise1?cc=us&selLanguage=en. Accessed on July 8, 2016.
- Past Continuous and Past Simple. learnenglish.britishcouncil.org. Accessed on July 8, 2016.
- englishclub.com. Accessed on July 8, 2016.
- Past simple / past continuous. http://www.ihbristol.com/free-english-exercises/test/esol-smc-past-simple-past-continuous. Accessed on July 8, 2016.
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