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INTRODUCTION
• The past continuous is formed from the past tense
of be with the -ing form of the verb:
• We use the past continuous to talk about the past:
• for something which
continued before and after another action:
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TASK
• Translate in English
• 1. Rudi sedang belajar semalam ketika neneknya
menelponnya.
2. Rendi dan Yani sedang membersihkan kamarnya
ketika bibinya datang kemarin.
3, Saya sedang menyiapkan makanan untuk Rafa
ketika tukang post datang tadi pagi.
4. Mereka sedang bermain sepak bola ketika kepala
sekolah datang ke kelas mereka minggu lalu.
5. Ibu sedang memasak ketika telpon berbunyi jam
8 tadi pagi.
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CONCLUSION
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1. Use of the Past Progressive
1.1. actions were in progress at special time in the past
Peter was reading a book yesterday evening.
1.2. two actions were happening at the same time (the actions
do not influence each other)
Anne was writing a letter while Steve was reading the New York
Times.
1.3. together with Simple Past
While we were sitting at the breakfast table, the telephone rang.
1.4. repeated actions irritating the speaker
(with always, constantly, forever)
Andrew was always coming late.