NAME : DESAK PUTU DEVI WIDIANTARI

NUMBER : 01 / 2215644006
CLASS : 3F ACCOUNTING MANAGERIAL

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

➢ Opening
I will presentation about past continuous tense
➢ Main Content
1. Definition
Past Continuous Tense is used to describe or indicate actions that began in the past
and were continuing when another event occurred.
2. Element
• Subject
• To be (was/were)
• Present participle (verb+ing)
3. Function
• Used to express an action that was in progress in the past
a. The action often occurs at the time of another past action, it will be
expressed using the simple past (“when”).
b. Both of the actions were in progress at the same time, they will be expressed
using the past continuous (“while”).
c. Action can also be in progress at a specific time
• Used for action that happen in an instant if the action happened repeatedly.
4. Theory
The sentence should start with a subject when it is a positive or negative sentence.
This tense uses was or were + present participle. In the forming of the past
continuous tense, we use ‘was’ when the subject is Singular and ‘were’ when the
subject is Plural. The next element that is the present participle is formed by adding
-ing to the root of the verb. When the tense is used in an interrogative sentence, it
should start with to be, followed by the subject and the main verb.
5. Example
a. The action that was in progress in the past
(+) She was cooking food in the kitchen.
(+) I was studying when my parent came home.
(+) He was working on the laptop while I was watching a movie.
(+) Last morning at 8 AM, I was exercising.

(-) She was not cooking food in the kitchen.

(-) I was not studying when my parent came home.
(-) He was not working on the laptop while I was watching a movie.
(-) Last Morning at 8 AM, I was not exercising.

(?) Was she cooking food in the kitchen?

(?) When was she studying?
(?)Who were working on the laptop and watching a movie?
 (?) What time was she exercising?

b. The Action that happen in an instant, if the action happened repeatedly.

(+) I was calling your name, but you did not hear me.
(-) I was not calling your name.
(?) were you calling my name?