Penggunaan Past Simple dan Past

Continuous Tense
Bagaimanakah kalian bisa membedakan kalimat yang menggunakan past
continuous tense dan kalimat yang menggunakan simple past?
Simple past tense digunakan untuk menunjukkan kejadian yang sudah terjadi di
masa lalu.
Misalnya:
I watched the TV last night (saya menonton TV kemarin malam)
pattern:
S + V2 + O + keterangan waktu
Past continuous tense digunakan untuk menunjukkan kejadian yang sedang
terjadi di masa lampau.
Misalnya:
I was watching the TV when you called last night
(saya sedang menonton TV ketika kamu menelepon kemarin malam)
pattern:
S + was/were + V-ing +O + +keterangan waktu
Pelajarilah pola kalimat berikut ini:
1. Past Continuous Tense + when + Simple Past Tense.
Dini was reading a novel when her old friend called
2. When + Simple Past Tense, Past Continuous Tense
When Susi got a car accident last week, we were travelling to Bali.
3. Simple Past Tense + while + Past Continuous Tense
Dinda came to my house while I was sleeping
4. While past continuous tense, simple past tense
While we were singing together, Ayu decided to go home.
Study more sentences below to find out more about the use of past tense and
past continuous tense.
 Andi was sleeping in the dining room when Rani visited him yesterday.
(Andi sedang tidur di ruang makan ketika Rani mengunjunginya kemarin)
 While I was washing the dishes, I broke a glass.
(Ketika saya sedang mencuci piring, saya memecahkan sebuah gelas.)
 When they heard the news, they were listening to the radio.
(Ketika mereka mendengar berita tersebut,mereka sedang mendengarkan
radio)
 You knocked on the door while she was taking a bath.
(Kamu mengetuk pintu ketika dia sedang mandi.)