1. Kegiatan yang satu lebih dulu terjadi dan sedang berlangsung sedangkan kegiatan yang lainnya baru saja terjadi di masa lampau.
Contoh
Tom was writing an article on the computer when Mark came.
When Mark came, Tom was writing an article on the computer.
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Kegiatan Pertama : Tom was writing an article on the computer. (Tom sedang menulis artikel di komputer.
Kegiatan Kedua : Mark came. (Mark datang)
Jadi, Tom lebih dulu menulis artikelnya. Saat ia sedang mengerjakannya tiba-tiba Mark datang.
2. Ketika dua kegiatan terjadi secara bersamaan dan keduanya sedang berlangsung.
Contoh:
He was doing the crossword while he was driving.
While he was doing the crossword, Michael was texting.
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Kejadian Pertama : He was driving. (Ia sedang menyetir)
Kejadian Kedua : He was doing the crossword. (Ia sedang mengisi TTS.)
Jadi, laki-laki itu menyetir dan mengisi TTS secara bersamaan di masa lampau.
3. Kegiatan yang terjadi di waktu yang spesifik.
Contoh:
What were you doing at five o'clock in the morning yesterday?
I was showering at five o'clock in the morning.
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Jadi dari contoh-contoh yang telah diberikan, rules atau aturan dari Simple Past Continues adalah:
I was playing
You were playing
We were playing
They were playing
He was driving
She is driving
It is driving
(Nama orang/benda/makhluk hidup) Tom was writing.
Nah, mudah bukan? Intinya ada tiga fungsi dari Simple Past Continues dan Rules-nya menggunakan to be (was/were) + Verb-ing.
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