Past Continuous: ayat, latihan, ujian dan contoh

Past Continuous menggunakan

Past Continuous digunakan untuk menerangkan tindakan yang sedang berlaku pada suatu ketika tertentu pada masa lalu, proses yang berterusan, situasi latar belakang, tindakan yang berlaku serentak, dan tindakan yang terganggu oleh peristiwa lain.

I was working on the report at 7 p.m.
Saya sedang mengerjakan laporan itu pada pukul 7 malam.

Past Continuous Bentuk

Subject + was / were + V-ing

She was talking to her manager.
Dia sedang bercakap dengan pengurusnya.
They were waiting for the bus.
Mereka sedang menunggu bas.

Past Continuous Peraturan

  • Past Continuous digunakan untuk tindakan yang sedang berlaku pada satu saat tertentu pada masa lalu.
    I was reading an email at that moment.
    Saya sedang membaca e-mel pada ketika itu.
    She was speaking to a client at 10 o'clock.
    Dia sedang bercakap dengan seorang pelanggan pada pukul 10.
  • Ia digunakan untuk tindakan atau proses yang lebih lama pada masa lalu.
    They were talking all night.
    Mereka berbual sepanjang malam.
    He was studying for hours.
    Dia sedang belajar selama berjam-jam.
  • Past Continuous menerangkan tindakan latar belakang yang lebih panjang, manakala Past Simple menunjukkan tindakan yang mengganggu.
    I was cooking when he called.
    Saya sedang memasak ketika dia menelefon.
    They were walking home when it started to rain.
    Mereka sedang berjalan pulang apabila hujan mula turun.
  • Ia boleh menerangkan dua tindakan yang berlaku pada masa yang sama.
    I was doing my homework while my sister was watching TV.
    Saya sedang membuat kerja rumah saya sementara kakak saya sedang menonton TV.
    She was writing emails while he was making phone calls.
    Dia sedang menulis e-mel sementara dia sedang membuat panggilan telefon.
  • Past Continuous sering digunakan untuk menggambarkan situasi latar belakang.
    People were walking in the park and children were playing.
    Orang ramai sedang berjalan di taman dan kanak-kanak sedang bermain.
    Music was playing and everyone was dancing.
    Muzik sedang dimainkan dan semua orang sedang menari.
  • Past Continuous boleh digunakan dengan always untuk menyatakan rasa jengkel atau tindakan yang berulang.
    He was always complaining about his job.
    Dia sentiasa mengeluh tentang pekerjaannya.
    She was always leaving the lights on.
    Dia sentiasa membiarkan lampu terpasang.
  • Penanda masa yang biasa termasuk:
    pada ketika itu, pada pukul 5 petang, semasa, apabila, sepanjang hari, sepanjang malam
    She was working late that evening.
    Dia bekerja hingga lewat petang itu.
    I was feeling tired all day.
    Saya berasa letih sepanjang hari.
  • Terdapat peraturan ejaan yang mudah untuk membentuk -ing.
    • Jika kata kerja berakhir dengan -e, kita menggugurkan e dan menambahkan -ing.
    • Jika sesuatu kata kerja berakhir dengan konsonan-vokal-konsonan, kita menggandakan konsonan terakhir.
    • Jika kata kerja berakhir dengan -ie, kita menukarkannya kepada y dan menambah -ing.
    make → making, run → running, lie → lying
  • Sesetengah kata kerja biasanya tidak digunakan dalam bentuk berterusan (know, like, want, need, understand).
    ✅ I knew the answer.
    ❌ I was knowing the answer.

Past Continuous Penafian

  • Penafian dibentuk dengan was not dan were not.
    I was not working at that time.
    Saya tidak bekerja pada waktu itu.
    She wasn't listening to music.
    Dia tidak sedang mendengar muzik.
    They weren't waiting outside.
    Mereka tidak menunggu di luar.

Past Continuous Soalan-soalan

Dalam ayat tanya, was / were hadir sebelum subjek.

Was / Were + subject + V-ing?
Wh-word + was / were + subject + V-ing?

Were you working at 8 p.m.?
Adakah anda sedang bekerja pada pukul 8 malam?
Was she coming with you?
Adakah dia datang bersama awak?
What were they doing?
Apakah yang mereka sedang lakukan?
Why was he leaving so early?
Mengapa dia pergi begitu awal?

Past Continuous Kesilapan biasa

❌ She working when I saw her.
✅ She was working when I saw her.
❌ I was work on the task.
✅ I was working on the task.
❌ Were you work yesterday?
✅ Were you working yesterday?
❌ I was knowing the answer.
✅ I knew the answer.

Past Continuous Ayat-ayat

I was writing an email when the manager called.
Saya sedang menulis e-mel apabila pengurus menelefon.
She was preparing for a presentation all evening.
Dia sedang membuat persiapan untuk pembentangan sepanjang petang.
We were discussing the project when the meeting started.
Kami sedang membincangkan projek itu apabila mesyuarat bermula.
He was staying in London that week.
Dia berada di London pada minggu itu.
They were meeting the client when I arrived.
Mereka sedang bertemu dengan pelanggan itu apabila saya tiba.
I was learning how to use the system.
Saya sedang belajar cara menggunakan sistem itu.
She was looking for a quieter place to work.
Dia sedang mencari tempat yang lebih tenang untuk bekerja.
We were improving the design of the application.
Kami sedang menambah baik reka bentuk aplikasi itu.
He was talking to the support team.
Dia sedang bercakap dengan pasukan sokongan.
They were planning a short trip.
Mereka sedang merancang satu perjalanan singkat.

Past Continuous Contoh-contoh

I was checking the document and making changes.
Saya sedang menyemak dokumen itu dan membuat perubahan.
She was speaking to a customer and taking notes.
Dia sedang bercakap dengan seorang pelanggan dan mencatat nota.
They were working on a new feature.
Mereka sedang mengusahakan ciri baharu.
We were waiting for the final decision.
Kami sedang menunggu keputusan muktamad.
He was fixing a bug in the code.
Dia sedang membaiki pepijat dalam kod itu.
I was trying to understand the system.
Saya sedang cuba memahami sistem itu.
She was getting ready for the meeting.
Dia sedang bersiap-siap untuk mesyuarat itu.
We were looking at several solutions.
Kami sedang melihat beberapa penyelesaian.
He was sending the files when the internet stopped.
Dia sedang menghantar fail-fail itu apabila internet terputus.
They were organizing the event together.
Mereka sedang menganjurkan acara itu bersama-sama.

Latihan tatabahasa Inggeris yang tersedia dalam aplikasi

Tenses

Future Simple Present Simple Present Perfect Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Continuous

Conditionals

Second Conditional First Conditional Third Conditional Zero Conditional

Sentences

Relative Clauses Conjunctions Reported Speech

Verbs

Used to To be used to To get used to