Past Continuous Tense

Past continuous tense digunakan saat menerangkan pekerjaan yang sedang terjadi pada masa lampau.

Rumus:
Kalimat verbal        : (+) S + to be (were, was) + Verb1 + Ing + O.
                                (-) S + to be (were, was)  + Not + Verb1 + Ing + O.
                                (?) To be (were, was) + S + Verb1+ Ing + O + ?
Keterangaan        : S = Subjek
                           O = Objek
                           Were untuk subjek “they, we, I, you” atau kata gantinya.
                           Was untuk subjek “he, she, it” atau kata gantinya.

Rumus diatas dapat diubah  agar mudah diingat menjadi "SUBEDAKERING" yang merupakan kependekan dari subjek, to be dua, kata kerja ing.

Contoh kalimat Past Continuous Tense kalimat verbal:
(+) You and I were palying a game.
(-) You and I were not playing a game.
(?) Were you and I playing a game?
(+) Mr. Josh was smoking in living room.
(-)Mr. Josh was not smoking in living room.
(?) Was Mr. Josh smoking in living room?