Latihan Soal Past Continuous Tense : Membedakan Penggunaan When dan While dalam Kalimat

Latihan Soal Past Continuous Tense : Membedakan Penggunaan When dan While dalam Kalimat

Ayunara Bahar Comment Bahasa Inggris bahasa Inggris sma Bahasa Inggris SMP Past Continuous Simple past vs Past Continuous

Past continuous tense merupakan bentuk tenses yang menunjukkan suatu aktifitas yang sedang dilakukan di masa lalu. Secara umum bentuk past continuous tense adalah sebagai berikut,

• Positive sentence:  Subjek + was/ were + Ving
• Negative sentence : Subjek + was/ were + not + Ving
• Interrogative sentence : Was/ were + Subjek + Ving

Note :

• Kata kerja bantu was, untuk subjek I, he, dan she
• Kata kerja bantu were untuk subjek you, we, they

Pada post sebelumnya tentang Past Continuous Tense, sudah saya bahas secara lengkap disertai dengan latihan soal tentang tense ini. Akan tetapi ada satu penggunaan dalam Past Continuous Tense yang kadang membingungkan baik dalam penggunaan dalam kalimat ataupun dalam soal yaitu pada bentuk Past continuous dan simple past yang digunakan bersamaan dalam satu waktu, bahwasanya terdapat satu aktivitas yang sedang dilakukan kemudian diinterupsi oleh aktivitas lainnya ( satu aktifitas yang dilakukan lebih dulu dan masih sedang dilakukan ketika aktifitas lainnya terjadi). 

Dalam satu kalimat akan terdiri dari dua klause, beberapa klausa dimulai dengan "when" sementara juga juga bisa dimulai dengan"while". "When" paling sering diikuti oleh simple past tense, sedangkan "while" biasanya diikuti oleh past continuous. "While" mengungkapkan "durasi waktu" yang terjadi. 

Untuk lebih jelasnya bisa dilihat pada kalimat - kalimat berikut ini, 

Contoh :

• I was doing my test when the earthquake happened. (Saya sedang mengerjakan tes ketika gempa bumi itu terjadi)
• We are having dinner when Jenita phoned. ( Kita sedang makan malam saat jenita menghubungi)
• While I was crossing the road, a car suddenly hit me. ( Saat saya sedang menyeberang jalan, tiba- tiba sebuah mobil menabrak saya)

Bila masih kurang memahami uraian diatas, berikut latihan soal yang bisa dikerjakan. Jumlah soal 15 butir dengan kunci dan skor jawaban yang bisa dilihat pada akhir latihan. Jangan lupa tuliskan skornya yaa...

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1. I ... Erlina yesterday but she wasn't at home. She ... tennis with her friends.
was calling - played
called - was playing

2. I ... the thunder during the rain last night because I ...
didnt hear - was sleeping
wasn't hearing - slept

3. My parents ... about something when I ...
argued - was coming
were arguing - came

4. Rudi ... the stairs when he .... Luckily he didn't hurt himself.
climbed - was falling
was climbing - fell

5. Toni ... for us when we ... at the cinema.
was waiting - arrived
waited - were arriving

6. It ... when we ... out
rained - went
was raining - went

7. Mira ... along the street when she ... Rosa.
walked - met
was walking - met

8. I ... the television when someone ... the door.
watched - was knocking
was watching - knocked

9. When we ... for a walk in the park yesterday morning, the sun ... and a cool breeze ... .
was going - shone - blew
went - was shining - was blowing

10. I ... on the wet floor while I ...
slipped - run
slipped - was running

11. Zeta ... to music in her room when I ... .
listened - came
was listening - came

12. While The teacher ... papers at her desk, the headmaster ... her.
corrected - was calling
was correcting - called"

13. I ... under the tree when it ... to rain.
stood - was beginning
was standing - began

14. It ... hard when the class ... over.
rained - was being
was raining - was

15. ... soccer when I ... you?
Did you play - was phoning
Were you playing - phoned


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Latihan Soal Penggunaan Bentuk Past Continuous Tense Bahasa Inggris SMP

Latihan Soal Penggunaan Bentuk Past Continuous Tense Bahasa Inggris SMP

Ayunara Bahar 3 comments Bahasa Inggris SMP Latihan soal bahasa Inggris Past Continuous

Past continuous tense merupakan salah satu dari macam tenses yang menunjukkan suatu aktifitas yang sedang dilakukan di masa lalu. Past continuous tense memiliki form sebagai berikut,

• Positive sentence:  Subjek + was/ were + Ving
• Negative sentence : Subjek + was/ were + not + Ving
• Interrogative sentence : Was/ were + Subjek + Ving

Kata kerja bantu was, untuk subjek I, he, dan she

Kata kerja bantuwere untuk subjek you, we, they

Contoh konteks kalimat :

Cindy came to Mirna's house At 9 o'clock yesterday. Mirna wasn't at home. She was at the library. She was doing her assignments there. 

Keterangan :

Cindy kerumah Mirna jam 9 kemarin. Mirna tidak berada di rumah. Dia berada di perpustakaan. Dia sedang mengerjakan tugasnya disana. (Bahwasanya Mirna pada saat jam 9, tidak berada di rumah, dia sedang mengerjakan tugasnya di perpustakaan --- durasi waktu "sedang" menunjukkan bahwa Mirna berada di perpustakaan mengerjakan tugas tanpa diketahui waktu selesai secara spesifik---)

Setelah membaca kalimat dalam konteks situasi diatas, ada beberapa hal berkaitan dengan penggunaan past continuous tense antara lain sebagai berikut,

Past continuous digunakan untuk menyatakan bahwa seseorang sedang melakukan sesuatu pada waktu tertentu di masa yang lalu. 

Contoh :

• This time yesterday I was studying at the library. (pada waktu yang sama seperti saat ini di hari kemarin, saya sedang belajar di perpustakaan)
• What were you doing at 9 o'clock last night? (Apa yang sedang kamu lakukan pada jam 9 kemarin?)

Past Continuous tidak menyatakan apakah suatu aktivitas yang diceritakan tersebut selesai atau tidak secara pasti. Berbeda dengan bentuk simple past tense yang memang dimulai di masa lalu dan selesai di waktu lalu juga dengan waktu spesifik.

Contoh :

• Father was watching the television at 10 o'clock last night. (Ayah sedang menonton TV jam 10 tadi malam --- kita tidak tahu kapan ayah selesai nonton TV-nya.)

Past continuous dan simple past kadang digunakan bersamaan, bahwa ada satu aktivitas yang sedang dilakukan diinterupsi oleh aktivitas lainnya. 

Contoh :

• I was watching television when someone knocked the door. (Saya sedang menonton televisi ketika seseorang mengetuk pintu)
• We are having dinner when Indah came. ( Kita sedang makan malam saat Indah datang)
• While I was walking, It suddenly rained heavily. ( Saat saya sedang berjalan, tiba- tiba hujan dengan derasnya)

Baik, kita mulai latihan soal- soalnya yaa?

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1. Jenny and Nanda were at the cinema. They ... a movie.
was watching
were watching

2. My mom was at the kitchen. She ... meals for breakfast.
was preparing
prepared

3. 'What were you doing at 09.30 yesterday?'
'I ... Playstation at Jimmy's house at that time.'
played
was playing

4. The students ... at the library at this time yesterday.
was studying
were studying

5. The children ... football in the field at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
was playing
were playing

6. Today she's wearing trousers but yesterday she ... a skirt.
was wearing
wore

7. Linda was at the station. She ... for a train.
was waiting
waited

8. I fell asleep when I ... television.
watched
was watching

9. It began to rain when I .... home.
was walking
were walking

10. ... television when I phoned you?
Did you watch
Were you watching

I woke up early yesterday. It was a beautiful morning. The sun ... (11) and the birds ...(12)

11.
is shining
was shining

12.
are singing
were singing

It is 7 o'clock now. Linda is at home. She ...(13) television. At 3 o'clock she wasn't at home. She was at the sports club. She ...(14) tennis. She ...(15) television.

13.
was watching
is watching

14.
is playing
was playing

15.
was watching
wasn't watching

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Soal Latihan Simple Past Tense vs Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense

Soal Latihan Simple Past Tense vs Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense

Ayunara Bahar 5 comments Grammar Latihan grammar Latihan Simple past Past Continuous Simple past Simple past vs Past Continuous

Dalam penggunaannya, Simple Past tense menyatakan suatu aktiffitas yang sudah selesai pada waktu tertentu di masa lalu, atau menyatakan suatu kebiasaan , kejadian yang berulang- ulang di masa lalu.

Contoh kalimat,

• He was in Jakarta yesterday.
• I visited Lombok last year.
• I always went to the mosque at night.

Sedangkan bentuk Past Continuous atau yang sering juga disebut dengan Past Progressive menyatakan suatu aktifitas yang sedang terjadi pada masa lampau. 

Contoh kalimat,

• I was studying Grammar at 9:30 yesterday.
• The boys were playing footbal at 4:30 yesterday afternoon.

Kedua bentuk tenses Simple Past dan Past Continuous dalam sebuah kalimat sering digunakan bersama- sama dengan penanda "when" dan "while". Dalam waktu yang sama, ada dua kejadian yag terjadi, satu kejadian dimulai sebelum kejadian lain dan masih sedang terjadi ketika kejadian yang satunya tersebut terjadi.

Contoh kalimat,

• I was walking down the street when the accident happened.
• I was standing under the tree when my friend called me.
• While I was studying at my room, someone knocked my door.

Nah, untuk mengasah keterampilan dalam menentukan atau membedakan kedua bentuk tersebut, sudah saya siapkan soal tentang Simple Past Tense vs Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense

1. While Andy ... the dinner, the phone rang.
is cooking
cooked
was cooking
was being cooked

2. Last night I ... in bed when suddenly I ... a scream.
was reading - heard
was reading - hear
read - was hearing
read - heard

3. I ... very fast when the accident happened.
am driving
was not driving
drove
had driven

4. What ... at this time yesterday?.
are you doing
did you do
were you doing
do you do

5. Tom ... a photograph of me while I ....
took - didn't look
was taking - wasn't looking
took - wasn't looking
took - look

6. It ... to rain when I was walking home.
begins
was beginning
began
is beginning

7. We saw an accident when we ... for the bus.
were waiting
waited
had waited
wait

8. When the teacher ..., the boys ... chess.
come - played
came - played
came - were playing
was coming - played

9. Betty ... when I visited her.
slept
sleeps
was sleeping
were sleeping

10. We ... English while the bell rang.
studied
was studying
were studying
had studied

11. ... television when I phoned you?
did you watch
were you watching
are you watching
had you watched

12. I saw Adel at the party. She ... a really beautiful dress.
was wearing
wore
is wearing
had been wearing

13. Tom ... his hand when he was cooing in the kitchen.
burns
burnt
was burning
had burnt

14. When I ..., It was raining.
get up
was getting up
got up
is getting up

15. I saw Budi in the park. He ... and reading a book.
sat
was sitting
sits
is sitting

16. Budi and Romi ... about something when I walked into the room
was arguing
were arguing
argued
had argued

17. I ... the thunder during the storm last night because I ....
did not hear - was sleeping
was not hearing - was sleeping
did not hear - slept
was not hearing - was sleeping

18. While I ... in one room of our apartment, my roommate was having a party in the other room.
studied
was studying
study
had studied

19. We ... three new staff members last week. I'm happy with them so far.
were hiring
hired
had hired
had been hired

20. "What were you doing at 8:45?"
"At 8:45 I ... my assignment."
did
was doing
had done
do

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