Monday, July 29, 2024

16-Past-Future Continuous Tense

Past Future Continuous Tense

(Past Future Progressive)

📌 Apa Itu Past Future Continuous?

Past Future Continuous digunakan untuk menyatakan sebuah kegiatan yang akan sedang berlangsung pada waktu tertentu di masa lampau.

Tense ini biasanya digunakan dalam kalimat pengandaian, dugaan, atau rencana yang tidak jadi dilakukan di masa lalu.


🧠 Contoh Sederhana:

He said that he would be watching the movie at 8 PM yesterday.
👉 Dia bilang bahwa dia akan sedang menonton film jam 8 malam kemarin.


🔧 Rumus Kalimat Past Future Continuous

Bentuk KalimatRumusContoh
✅ PositifSubject + would/should + be + Verb-ingShe would be cooking at 10 AM yesterday.
❌ NegatifSubject + would/should not + be + Verb-ingI would not be going there yesterday.
❓ Yes/No QuestionWould/Should + Subject + be + Verb-ing?Would they be studying last night?
❓ WH- QuestionWH + would/should + Subject + be + Verb-ing?What would you be doing at 3 PM yesterday?

💡 “Should” biasanya digunakan untuk subjek I dan we, dan dalam konteks yang lebih formal atau nasihat.


🗣️ Contoh Kalimat Past Future Continuous

✅ Positif:

  • He would be preparing his car with Jack from twelve to three yesterday noon.

  • We should be studying at college for the exam yesterday.

  • My mom would be cooking at 6 AM yesterday morning.

❌ Negatif:

  • They told me that they wouldn’t be giving the gift yesterday morning.

  • You shouldn’t be sleeping here. You should be studying.

❓ Pertanyaan Yes/No:

  • Would you be going with Mrs. Anna yesterday evening?
    Jawaban: Yes, I would be going with her from six to seven yesterday.

❓ WH-Questions:

  • When would you be studying mathematics last night?

  • What should you be doing when your mother was cooking?


🕐 Keterangan Waktu (Time Expressions)

Gunakan untuk menunjukkan waktu di masa lampau, seperti:

  • yesterday

  • yesterday morning / afternoon / evening

  • last night

  • last week

  • at this time yesterday

  • an hour ago (with time reference)


🔍 Perbedaan dengan Future Continuous

TenseWaktuContoh
Future ContinuousMasa depanI will be eating at 8 PM tomorrow.
Past Future ContinuousRencana masa laluI thought I would be eating at 8 PM yesterday.

Kesimpulan Cepat:

Past Future Continuous cocok untuk:

  • Menyatakan rencana yang akan dilakukan di masa lampau, tapi belum tentu terjadi.

  • Menunjukkan aktivitas yang sedang direncanakan berlangsung di waktu tertentu di masa lampau.

  • Digunakan dalam reported speech atau conditional sentence.


📝 Latihan Mini (Isian)

Lengkapi kalimat berikut:

  1. She said she __________ (travel) to Bali last week.

  2. They __________ (not/study) at 9 PM yesterday.

  3. __________ you __________ (join) the event yesterday afternoon?

  4. What __________ you __________ (do) at this time yesterday?

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