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Past Tense
Simple Past Tense Past Continuous Tense
Subject + V2 + Object Subject + was/were + V-ing + Object
Adverb of time: Adverb of time:
Yesterday, last night, just now last week, When + simple past
last year, two days ago, etc. While + past continuous
 Menyatakan suatu peristiwa yang  Menyatakan peristiwa yang sedang
terjadi pada masa lalu dan sudah berlangsung di masa lampau.
selesai pada waktu yang spesifik. Contoh:
Contoh: I was playing game when Mega came
I watched a gorgeous movie last night. to my house.
 Menyatakan kebiasaan pada masa  Menyatakan dua kejadian yang
lampau yang sudah tidak menjadi berlangsung di masa lampau.
kebiasaan pada masa sekarang. While mother was cooking, father was
Contoh: cleaning the house.
I played violin when I was in high
school.
Past Perfect Tense Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Subject + had + V3 + Object Subject + had + been + V-ing + Object
Adverb of time: Adverb of time:
By the time, before, after, as soon as, just, Before
already
 Menyatakan suatu perbuatan yang  Menyatakan suatu peristiwa yang
sudah terjadi sebelum peristiwa lain dimulai pada masa lampau dan masih
terjadi di masa lalu. berlangsung sampai peristiwa lain
Contoh: terjadi di masa lampau.
After Sofie had finished her work, she Contoh:
went to lunch. Alan had been playing cricket for 18
We were too late, the train had gone. years before he retired.
I had studied English before I entered Jack had been living in Sydney since
Junior High School.
2010 before he moved to Melbourne.
She had been waiting for 2 hours
before you finally came.

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