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Contoh Simple Past Tense dan Past Continuous Tense
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Berikut kami tuliskan berbagai penggunaan dan contoh kalimat simple present tense dan present continuous tense. Bahan ini disarikan dari buku Practical English Grammar (AJ Thompson & AV Martinet). Semoga dapat membantu pembaca budiman dalam mempelajari bahasa Inggris.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Kegunaan
- Digunakan untuk
aktivitas yang sudah selesai di
waktu tertentu
a. Aktivitas
lampau dengan keterangan waktu
I met him yesetreday
She left in the morning
b. Saat
menanyakan kapan (waktu) dan jawabannya
When did you meet him? I met him yeseterday
What time did she show up? She showed up at eight
c. Aktivitas
lampau di waktu tertentu meski tidak
disebutkan
The train was ten minute late
How did you get your present job?
I bought this car in Montreal
- Digunakan untuk aktivitas tanpa keterangan waktu, dalam 2 tipe:
I.
Pernah memiliki jangka waktu, namun tidak saat
ini
He worked in that bank for four years (but
he does not work there now)
She loved in Rome for a long time (but
is not living there now)
II.
Pernah terjadi di waktu tertentu, tapi tidak
sekarang
My grandfather once saw Bung Karno
Did you ever hear Adi Bing Slamet sing?
- Simple past tense juga
digunakan untuk menjelaskan kebiasaan lama
He always carried an umbrella. They never drank wine
- Digunakan dalam bentuk “conditional sentence”
If I had a map I would lend it to you (maknanya
present).
If someone tried t blackmail me I would tell
the police (maknanya future)
I wish I went to the cinema. If
only we knew where to look for him.
He behaves as if he owned the place . He
talks as though he could play
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PAST
CONTINUOUS TENSE
PENGGUNAAN:
- Digunakan tanpa
keterangan waktu dan mengesankan tahapan perkembangan
It was getting darker the wind was rising
- Dengan satu titik waktu
menunjukkan aktivitas dimulai dan kemungkinan berlanjut
At eight he was having breakfast (sedang di tengah sarapan pada jam 8)
He had berakfast at eight (dia
mulai makan di jam 8)
3.
Simple past tense (yang sudah mengesankan keterangan
waktu) bersama kegiatan lampau yang sedang berlangsung
4.
When
i arrived (at four o’clock/ in the evening, etc.) Tom was talking on the phone (Aktivitas ‘past continuous’ dimulai sebelum aktivitas ‘simple
past’ dan kemungkinan berlanjut).
Bandingkan
dengan: when he saw me he put the receiver down (kedua
kalimat ‘simple past tense’ ini menunjukkan aktivitas berturut-turut)
- Past continuous tense
untuk kalimat deskriptif sedang simple past tense untuk naratif
A wood fire was burning on the heath,
and a cat was sleeping in front of it. A
girl was playing the piano and singing softly to herself. Suddenly there was a
knock on the door. The girl stopped playing. The cat woke up.
- Digunakan dalam
indirect speech
Direct
speech: He said, “I am living in Bekasi
Indirect
speech: He said he was living in Bekasi
- Untuk bentuk past
continuous dari perencanaan bentuk present continuous
Present
continuous: I’m leaving tonight. I’ve got
my plane ticket (rencana/ masa depan)
Past
continuous tense: He was busy packing,
for he was leaving that night
(menceritakan kembali)
- Digunakan bersama
“always”
He was always ringing me up
(kejadian lampau yang berulang-ulang, cenderung mengganggu si penutur)
- Sebagai pilihan selain
menggunakan simple past
Berkesan
lebih kasual dan tidak sengaja
A.
I
was talking to Tom (aktivitas biasa, mungkin tidak sengaja
bertemu lalu bercakap, tidak menerangkan siapa yang memulai)
Bandingkan
dengan: I talked to Tom (mengesankan subject
yang memulai)
From four to six Tom was washing the car (rutinitas)
Bandingkan
dengan: from four to six Tom washed the
car (sengaja, bukan berarti rutinitas)
B.
Digunakan
kegiatan yang berlangsung tanpa jeda. Tapi jika kegiatan tersebut dibagi, berapakali ia
terjadi, kita gunakan simple past
I talked to Tom severla
times. Tom washed both cars
Sedang
untuk kegiatan berlanjut: Between one and
two (o’clock) I was doing the shopping and walking the dog
Biasanya
menggunakan keterangan waktu: today, last night, in the afternoon
C.
Dalam bentuk pertanyaan, past continuous berkesan lebih sopan ketimbang simple past
What were you doing before you came here? lebih
sopan dibanding: what did you do
before you came here? (pertanyaan
menyelidik/ kepo)
What were you doing in my room? (mengesankan
tidak terima, tapi lebih halus) dibanding: What
did you do in my room? (frontal, mengarah ke tuduhan)
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