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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.