Sudah taka sing lagi ya dengan kalimat aktif dan pasif. Sama halnya dengan jenis tensesyang sudah author jelaskan sebelumnya, dalam bentuk present tensepun terdiri atas kalimat aktif dan pasif. Maka jenis kalimat Past Continuous Tensepun demikian, ngga adil kan kalau author yang baik hati ini tidak mengulas juga. Tentu penting dong penggunaan kalimat pasif sama halnya dengan kalimat pasif present tense.
Yang selalu diingat, dalam bentuk pasif mind set kita seharusnya langsung paham pasti nanti dalam bentuk Be + participle (V-3). Tapi pasti dong menyesuaikan dengan to bedan kata kerja yang digunakan dalam kalimat Past Continuous Tense aktif.Seperti apa ya kira-kira pola dalam kalimatnya.
Bagaimana bentuk kalimat pasif dalam Past Continuous Tense?check this out some examples sentences:
We were keeping much money to buy new home sweet home last year. (kami sedang menabung uang yang banyak untuk membeli rumah idaman baru tahun lalu)
Kalimat di atas adalah kalimat aktif Past Continuos Tense. Jika diubah ke dalam kalimat pasif maka menjadi: Uang yang banyak sedang ditabung oleh kami untuk membeli rumah idaman baru tahun lalu. Dalam bahasa inggris menjadi:
Much money was being kept by us to buy new home sweet home last year.
Bisa juga dalam bentuk tanpa agent:
Much money was being kept buying new home sweet home.
Yang menjadi perhatian: kalimat pasif ada penambahan beingsetelah to be,kemudian diikuti oleh participle seperti biasa yakni kata keepmenjadi kept.Nah inilah yang dinamakan bentuk pasif dari Past Continuous Tense. Pola kalimatnya:
Kalimat past continuous tense pasif positif:
S | to be (was/ were) | being | participle (V-3) | agent | M |
Lisa | was | being | chosen | by all member | as lead dancer |
They | were | being | seen | by me |
Kalimat past continuous tense pasif negatif:
S | to be (was/ were) | not | being | participle (V-3) | agent | M |
Lisa | was | not | being | chosen | by all member | as lead dancer |
They | were | not | being | seen | by me |
Berikut ini uraian contoh kalimat Past Continuous Tense Aktif dan Pasif:
No | Aktif | Pasif |
1 | The committee was holding Muse’s concert in Totenham Stadium | Muse’s concert were being held in Totenham Stadium |
2 | We were bringingso many cookies for him | So many cookies were being bringing by us for him |
3 | I wasn’t seeing him last night | He wasn’t being been seen last night |
4 | Maira was singinga sad song for a long time | A sad song was being sungby Maira for a long time |
5 | My boss was ordering me collect my report soon | I was being ordered by my boss to collect my report soon |
6 | They were setting me free yesterday. | I was being set by them to be free already |
7 | Where were you standing for so long? | Where were you being stood for so long? |
8 | I was not hearing anything from him | Anything wasn’t being heard from him |
9 | My assessor was accepting my proposal this morning | My proposal was being accepted this morning |
10 | We were cleaning this dirty class room | This dirty room was being cleaned |
1 | Was she closing that door? | Wasthe door being closed by her? |
12 | You were believing me for everything | I was being believed for everything |
13 | He was comparing me with the other girls, and I hated it | I was being comparedby him with the other girls, and I hate it |
14 | You were crying him much last week | He was being cried by her much this week |
15 | Were they ever jumping to that deep river? | Wasthat deep riverbeing jumped by them? |
16 | It was running away to somewhere | Somewhere was being run away |
17 | She was loving him for five years | He was being loved by her for five years |
18 | My students were measuring this length of table for measurement in Physics | This length of tablewas being measured by my students for measurement in Physics |
19 | Lena and I were making homework about Element and Mixture | Homework was being made by Lena and I about Element and Mixture |
20 | Mione was calling Drake many times | Drake was being called by Mione many times |
21 | Theo was inviting his mates to his wedding party privately last year | His mates was being invited by Theo to his wedding party privately last year |
22 | Luna was forgetting all about him last week | All about him was being forgotten by Luna last week |
23 | Were they ever opening the first page? | Wasthe first pagebeing opened by them? |
24 | I was promising you not to leave you behind | You were being promised by me not to leave you behind |
25 | My friends and I were playing this game till the end | This game was being played by my friends and I till the end |
Demikian itu uraian Kalimat Past Continuos Tense Aktif dan Pasif, Bisa dilihat ya perbandingan pola dalam kalimatnya, jadi apapun bentuk tensenya, jika kalimat pasif sellalu dalam bentuk be dengan kata kerja participle (V-3).Semoga semakin paham dan mudah dipahami penjelasannya. Pembahasan selanjutnya masih akan membahas bentuk past tenseyang lain yakni Past Perfect Tense.Digunakan untuk apa ya kira-kira, so stay tune and keep waiting!