Bola.com, Jakarta - Past continuous tense adalah bentuk waktu lampau yang dipakai untuk menyatakan situasi atau peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung pada waktu lampau.
Past continuous tense terbentuk dari subjek + was/were + present participle (verb-ing).
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Biasanya, past continuous tense digunakan untuk menyatakan dua aksi yang sedang berlangsung secara bersamaan pada masa lampau.
Sangat penting untuk memahami penggunaan past continuous tense karena hal ini dapat memengaruhi pemahaman terhadap cerita ataupun percakapan bahasa Inggris pada masa lampau.
Dengan memahami penggunaan dan rumus dari past continuous tense, kita akan lebih mampu untuk menyusun kalimat yang sesuai dan tepat ketika berbicara atau menulis dalam bahasa Inggris. Khususnya, pada cerita atau percakapan yang melibatkan peristiwa pada masa lampau.
Bagi kamu yang sedang mempelajari dan ingin mengasah pengetahuan tentang past continuous tense, kamu juga bisa coba mengerjakan contoh-contoh soalnya di bawah ini.
Berikut 15 contoh soal bahasa Inggris past continuous tense beserta kunci jawabannya, Senin (5/2/2024).
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Contoh Soal Bahasa Inggris Past Continuous Tense
1. Olla: What were you doing when I rang you up?
Qolli: I was ... my home works.
A. Doing
B. Done
C. Does
D. Do
2. Dicky: I called you last night but there was no answer. Where were you?
Vira: Sorry. I ... when you called me last night.
A. Sleep
B. Slept
C. Am sleeping
D. Was sleeping
3. Oni Shahrial ... dubbing Shinchan voice at this time last year.
A. Is
B. Are
C. Was
D. Were
4. Kintan and I were drawing a view of Bromo mountain two days ago.
The interrogative construction of past continuous tense above is?
A. Are Kintan and I drawing a view of Bromo mountain two days ago?
B. Do Kintan and I draw a view of Bromo mountain two days ago?
C. Did Kintan and I draw a view of Bromo mountain two days ago?
D. Were Kintan and I drawing a view of Bromo mountain two days ago?
5. Lalita: Were you watching 'Strawberry Shortcake' cartoon when I came?
Qinna: Yes I was.
The underlined sentence means that ...
A. Lalita didn't care about Qinna's activities.
B. Lalita was watching a cartoon when somebody came.
C. Qinna was not doing anything when somebody came.
D. Qinna was watching a cartoon when somebody came.
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Contoh Soal Bahasa Inggris Past Continuous Tense
6. Insan: Were you laughing at me when I talked to Mrs. Ratna?
Kamil: ...
What will Kamil say if her answer is NO?
A. No, I don't laugh.
B. No, I was not laughing at you.
C. No, I didn't laugh
D. No, I am not laughing at you.
7. My sister was watering flower ... you came.
A. When
B. While
C. But
D. And
8. Were You ... to Borneo at this time last week?
A. Visit
B. Visits
C. Visited
D. Visiting
9. My mother taught me this formula yesterday, but I ... to understand it. I couldn't make it.
A. Was not confusing
B. Was confusing
C. Am confusing
D. Have confused
10. Was she ... Aminah at this time last week?.
A. Knowing
B. Knows
C. Knew
D. Are knowing
Contoh Soal Bahasa Inggris Past Continuous Tense
11. We didn't go out because it ...
A. Is raining
B. Rains
C. Was raining
D. Raining
12. Last night I ... TV when suddenly I heard a scream.
A. Watch
B. Watching
C. Am watching
D. Was watching
13. I … movie when I met Fadli.
A. Was watching
B. Is watching
C. Am watching
D. Will watch
14. From the sounds it was clear that Mary ... (practice the piano)
A. Was practicing
B. Were practicing
C. Was practiceing
D. Were practiceing
15. X: When did you do your homework?
Y: I ... my homework when you watched television.
A. Does
B. Am doing
C. Was doing
D. Has done
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Kunci Jawaban
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. D
9. B
10. A
11. C
12. D
13. A
14. A
15. C
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