Simple Past and Past Continuous Tense The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected.
The pattern When + S1 + Simple Past + Past Continuous The engine was running when it suddenly stopped. S1 + Past Continuous + when + S2 + Simple Past When Fini came home, Nana was watching television. Catatan : rumus diatas untuk menyatakan suatu kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung diwaktu lampau saat kegiatan yang lain terjadi / menyela S 1 = Subject 1 S 2 = Subject 2
The pattern S1 + Past Continuous + while + Past Continuous Fini was watching television while Nana was reading a book. While + S1 + Past Continuous + S2 + Past Continuous While Setiawan was reading a book, Karina was watching television Catatan : rumus diatas digunakan untuk menyatakan dua kegiatan berlangsung bersamaan diwaktu lampau
The pattern While + S1 + Past Continuous + s2 + Simple Past While Jono was watching television, Setiawan read a book rumus diatas dapat juga digunakan untuk menyatakan dua kegiatan berlangsung bersamaan diwaktu lampau