PAST PROGRESSIVE

      Past Progressive tense that explain, activity that started, in the past but still happen in spesific time.

                                   Example : -    I Was Coming to English Class

      To explain two sentence/activity that happen in the same tame in the specific time.

Example : - I was Studying English When Rian come late

- I was cooking rice and you were reading book

- When I was studying english , Irul come late.

      Puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past.

                                        Example : - He Was Playing football.

  

      Two actions happening at the same time in the past.

                                          Example : - While she was preparing dinner, He was washing the dishes.

      Action going on at a certain time in the past.

                                         Example : - When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.

Jenis Kalimat	Rumus	Example
Positif (+)	S + be (was/were) + present participle (v-ing)	The team was running
		The workers were queuing
Negative (-)	S + be (was/were) + not + present participle (v-ing)	The team was not running
		The workers weren’t queuing
Interogatif (?)	be (was/were) + S + present participle (v-ing)?	Was the team running
		Were the workers queuing

Form

	Positive	Negative	Question
I / he / she / it	I was speaking.	I was not speaking.	Was I speaking?
you / we / they	You were speaking.	You were not speaking.	Were you speaking?

Exceptions in Spelling

Exceptions in spelling when adding ing	Example
final e is dropped (but: ee is not changed)	come – coming (but: agree – agreeing)
after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled	sit – sitting
l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled (in British English)	travel – travelling
final ie becomes y	lie – lying

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