MODUL KELAS 9 GANJIL

B. We saute them.
C. We grind them.
D. We slice them.
9. What should we do to the leeks?
A. Soak them in hot water.
B. Chop them.
C. Slice them.
D. Dry them.
10. “Grind garlic, pepper, and salt together”.
What is the synonym of the underlined word?
A. Pound.
B. Glide.
C. Cut.
D. Dry.

4. Remedial dan Pengayaan
 Remedial
Arrange the jumbled sentence into correct paragraph
The object (find something that interesting to you like animals, buildings
or the others)
A digital camera (DSLR camera or pocket camera or the others camera
that you have)
How To Use Camera
Center the object in the lcd and manage the zoom control untill you get
the best view
Handle the camera and turn on it
When you are ready to take the picture, hold the shutter speed, and
various other calculations.
Then, a light should appear that let you know the camera is set to go.

 Pengayaan

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After you comprehend the language features of procedure text, please
critize 5 sentence below. According to you, Are they correct tenses ? Give
your reason! Ifone of them is wrong, write the correct sentences!

1. Bob always searching google before sleeping

 Is it correct or incorrect?
 Why?
 Write the correct sentence!

2. The weather is hot. Turn on the fan, please!

 Is it correct or incorrect?
 Why?
 Write the correct sentence!

3. Next, slide the SIM card carefully into the slot
and making sure that thegolden connect arson
are facing to the connector of the phone.

 Is it correct or incorrect?

 Why?
 Write the correct sentence!

4. Prepare the iron and the clothes and a
place mat or any flat surfaceboard, some
clothing hanger.

 Is it correct or incorrect?
 Why?
 Write the correct sentence!

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Saefurrohman, (2019). Pendalaman Materi Bahasa Inggris. Modul 5: English For
Practical Use. Kemendikbud
Siti Wahidah, dkk (2018). Bahasa Inggris, Think Globally Act Locally Kelas IX.
Kemendikbud
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bahasa-inggris_30.html accessed on 23 September 2021 at 16.00
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adverbs-of-time-word-and-definition/ accessed on 23 September 2021 at 15.45

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KEY ANSWERS
TASK 2

Language Features Sentences

Simple present tense the televison shows the picture

you want to watch use the button or the remote.

you want to turn off the television you can use the power
button

Imperatives 1. Plug the cable television into electricity
Adverb of sequence
2. Press the power button to turn on the television
3. Wait untill the televison shows the picture

4. Choose the channel that you want to watch use the
button or the remote.

5. Set the volume use the remote or button volume
Firstly, After that, Then, Last

Adverb of time -
Conjunctions Until

TASK 3
Jawaban bervariasi

FORMATIVE TEST
1A 2B 3C 4D 5C
6A 7B 8C 9B 10A

REMEDIAL 3
2
The object (find something that interesting to you like 1
animals, buildings or the others)
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A digital camera (DSLR camera or pocket camera or the
others camera that you have)

How To Use Camera

Center the object in the lcd and manage the zoom control 7
untill you get the best view 4
Handle the camera and turn on it 6
When you are ready to take the picture, hold the shutter speed,
and various other calculations. 5
Then, a light should appear that let you know the camera is set
to go.

PENGAYAAN

TASK PENGAYAAN

1. Bob always searching google before sleeping
 Is it correct or incorrect? incorrect
 Why? Searching is incorrect
 Write the correct sentence! Bob always search
the google beforesleeping

2. The weather are hot. Turn on the fan, please!

 Is it correct or incorrect? Correct
 Why? The sentence is correct
 Write the correct sentence! The weater is hot. Turn on the fan,

please!

3. Next, slide the SIM card carefully into the slot
and making sure that thegolden connect arson
are facing to the connector of the phone.

 Is it correct or incorrect? incorrect
 Why? Making is incorrect
 Write the correct sentence! Next, slide the SIM

card by carefully into the slot and make sure that
the golden connect arson are facing to the
connector of the phone.

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4. Prepare the iron and the clothes and a
place mat or any flat surfaceboard, some
clothing hanger.

 Is it correct or incorrect? incorrect
 Why? Double “and”
 Write the correct sentence! Prepare the iron, the

clothes, a place mat orany flat surface board, some
clothing hanger.

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CHAPTER 6 EVERYBODY IS ALWAYS IN tHE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING

LEARNING ACTIVITY 1

PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

A. INTRODUCTION
1. Short Description
Welcome to the first learning activity. This module is designed to
provide materials about tenses specifically in term of present continuous,
past continuous and future continuous tense. It is based on core
competencies and basic competencies that are mentioned in
PERMENDIKBUD . This module presents the material to enhance your
knowledge about what present continuous, past continuous and future
continuous tense are , their structures, language features, as well how to
create a simple continuous tenses.

2. Problem Exposure
While teaching English lesson for nineth grade of junior high school

students, there is one material related to continuous tenses, which when
viewed in learning indicators, students are expected to be able to find the
definition present continuous, past continuous and future continuous tense,
their social functions and text structures. On the other hand, the students are
also expected make written and spoken transactional that is related with
present continuous, past continuous dan future continuous tense. But,in the
fact, students still have difficulty in achieving the indicators. There are some
obstacles that can be seen, they are:

a. Some students are still difficult in rearranging jumble words into
good sentence

b. Some students are still difficult to change present continuous tense
to past contiuous or future continuous tense

c. Some students are still difficult in making simple present
continuous, past continuous and future continuous tense

3. Identify the Material Concept of the Problem
Based on the problem stated above, the concept of the material taught to
students must be in the form of a detailed explanation of present
continuous tense, past continuous and future continuous.

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4. Relevance
Have you ever know present continuous, past continuous and

future continuous tense? When do you you usually use them? How do you
make these sentences? If you have no experience in making the tenses, this
learning activity will help you to deepen your comprehension about
continuous tense.

5. Learning Guide
To help the students in achieving the goals of learning, there are

three activities that the students have to do them, namely pre-activity, main
activity and post activity.

a. Pre-Activity: building background knowledge about continuous
tenses.Since background knowledge greatly influences
comprehension, it is important to have specific concepts of
continuous tense. Students can provide themselves from other
resources.

b. Main activity: Many activities encourage understanding and
enjoyment while you are comprehending the materials about
manual.
 Identify the definition, social function, generic structure,
and language features of continuous tenses
 Rearrsnge the jumbled words into correct sentences.
 Make simple sentences that are related with present
continuous, past continuous and future continuous tense

c. Post-Activity: Questioning, Discussion, Creating and Presenting
 Questioning: This activities encourage students to think
about and respond to the information about present
continuous, past continuous and future continuous tense.
 Discussion: It is exchanging ideas out loud. The intent is to
freely explore ideas, to learn something new or gain
different perspective by pooling the information or insights
that more than one person can give.
 Presenting Students’ texts: Presenting students’ own text is
another enjoyable activity.

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B. MAIN SECTION
1. Learning Outcomes
In this learning activity, students will learn competencies:

a. Attitude
The formulation of the Spiritual Attitude Competence is
appreciate and live the teachings of the religion that students
adhere.
The formulation of Social Attitude Competence is "Showing
honest behavior, discipline, responsibility, caring (tolerance,
mutual cooperation), polite, confident, in interacting effectively
with the social and natural environment within the reach of the
association and its existence.

b. Knowledge
 To arrange jumbled words into correct sentences
 To change present continuous tense in the form of past continuous
or future continuous tense

c. Skill
After learning this chapter, the students are expected to be able to:

 Make sentences that are using present continuous, past continuous
and future continuous tense

 Make a simple dialog that are related with present continuous,
past continuous and future continuous tense

2. Learning Material
a. Present continuous tense
To help your understanding what present continuous tense is, you
need to watch the following videos.

Video 1: https://youtu.be/TR5RcutMu7c

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TASK 1
Video 1 provides the example of present continuous tense
1. What do you see in the video?
2. What is person doing in the video?
3. What tenses are used in the video?
4. Give your conclusion about the definition of present continuous
tense!

1) Definition of present continuous tense?
The present continuous (also called present progressive) is a verb
tense which is used to show that an ongoing action is happening now, either
at the moment of speech or now in a larger sense.

2) Social function of Present Continuous Tense
The social function of present continuous tense is to show that an ongoing
action is happening now

3) Formula of Present Continuous Tense

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The followings are formula Present Continuous Tense:
1) Positive Form

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2) Negative Form

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3) Interrogative Form

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4) Time Signal of Present Continuous
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b. Past Continuous Tense
To help your understanding what present continuous tense is, you need to
watch the following videos.

Video 2 : https://youtu.be/etvW0FOD_so

TASK 2
Video 1 provides the example of present continuous tense
1. What do you see in the video?
2. What is person doing in the video?
3. What tenses are used in the video?
4. Give your conclusion about the definition of past continuous tense!

1) Definition of Past Continuous Tense
Past Continuous tense is used to express a continued or ongoing action in
past, ongoing action which occured in past and complete at some point in
past

2) Social Function of Past Continuous Tense
 To indicate an action that accoured during a particular moment in
the past. For example : I was shopping at this time yesterday
 To show that there is a simple past tense that occurs when a long
action (past continuous tense) is in progress. For example: She
was sleeping when you called her

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 To declare an event, incident, or action that has not been
completed when other actions have been carried out or occured.
For example: I was cooking when my sister came

 To state an event that occurs gradually. For example: the sun was
going down in the west

3) The Formula of Past Continuous Tense
There are three patterns of past continuous tense:
1) Positive Form

Past Continuous Tense Positive Form

We make the postitive form of the past continuous with the
verb to be (was, were) and the main verb with the suffix –ing

SUBJECT TO BE VERB -ing
(was/ were)

SUBJECT TOBE VERB+ ing
eating
I was reading
writing
You were sleeping
studying
They were crying
eating
We were

He was

She was

It was

2) Negative Form

Past Continuous Tense Negative Form

We make the negative form of the past continuous with the verb
to be (was, were), not and the main verb with the suffix –ing

SUBJECT TO BE Not VERB -ing
(was/ were)

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SUBJECT TOBE not VERB+ ing
I was not eating
You were not reading
They were not writing
We were not sleeping
He was not studying
She was not crying
It was not eating

3) Interrogative Form

Past Continuous Tense Interrogative Form

We make the interrogative form of the past continuous with the
pattern below:

TO BE SUBJECT VERB -ing ?
(was/ were)

TOBE SUBJECT VERB+ ing ?  Yes, you were/ No, you
was I eating ? were not
were You reading ?
were They writing ?  Yes, I was/ No, Iwas not
were We sleeping?  Yes, they were/ N., they
was He studying ?
was She crying ? were not
was It eating ?  Yes, we were/ No, we

were not
 Yes, he was/ No, he was

not
 Yes, she was/ No, she was

not
 Yes, it was/ No, it was not

4) Time Signal of Past Continuous Tense

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TASK 3
Analyse the paragraph below. Look for present contiouous tense and past
continuous tense. Write your analyze in the table.
Hi Syahrul!
How are you doing now? Here, all family is well. Though I am really busy right
now, I’m still writing for you. What a good friend, right? Ha ha!

Two days ago, it was my grandmother’s seventieth birthday. But, we could not
make a party for her bacause it was raining and thundering all day. Andi, my
cousin called me while I was watching TV in the living room. We were
discussing about our grandmother’s party

And now We are all getting ready for my grandmother’s seventieth birthday
party. There is a big family party this evening in the garden, with about 40
people. Some of my aunts, uncles and their children are here because today
we’re preparing for the party. My dad is putting up lights in the garden at the
moment. My uncles are organizing tables and chairs. My mother is cooking in
the kitchen and my aunts are helping her. I am not helping them in the
kitchen.. But, I am helping to prepare music. Now, I am downloading some old
songs. Then I remember that you know much more about music than me. Do
you have any suggestion about the best music for my grandmother’s birthday
party?

If you’re online, please write an email soon. I am waiting for your reply.

Hudi

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Present Continuous Tense Past Continuous Tense

TASK 4(Group work)
Let’s play a game!
Choose four pictures below. Then, discuss with your group to make sentences
based on the picture! Write your sentence in the table . Your time is only ten
minutes. After discussing, present your discussion result by acting or moving
based on the picture. Then, another group guess what you are doing or what you
were doing. Have a fun !

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I YOU

THEY WE
HE SHE
I YOU
THEY WE
HE SHE

Write your sentences in the table below!

Pictures Sentences

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TASK 5

Rearrange these jumbled words into correct sentences!
1. Mopping – the – floor – am –right now- I – the
2. Are – lunch- now- you – not- having
3. The – music- tomi – is-?- listening – to
4. Dino – are – studying – Mira- now – and – English
5. Is – not – sitting – on – the- chair- shofi
6. Football- yesterday- the- practice- goin- I – to- was
7. Cake –and- eating - were- my – dad- sister
8. Fish- frying- my – mother – was – not
9. You – visiting – your – couin – were
10. Dancing – we – together- were

TASK 6

Complete these sentences using present continuous tense or past continuous
tense!

1. Now the girl (try) a new skirt.

2. At 5.00 last Sunday Adam ______________ (play) hockey.

3. At 3.00 yesterday Ben _____________ (sleep).

4. They ________________ (write) the test at this moment.

5. He _______________ (work) in the garden from 2 till 5 yesterday.

6. Students _______________ (speak) English the whole lesson today.

7. The boys _______________ (not/play) football now.

8. At 8.00 last Monday the committee _______________ (discuss) this

question.

9. At 2.00 yesterday children _____________ (do) their home task.

10. At 7.00 last weekend I _______________ (watch) a new comedy

Homework
Pay Attention to the conversation below!

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3. Discussion Forum
Make a dialog that related to present continuous tense or past
continuous tense!

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C. CLOSING SECTION
1. Summary
The present continuous (also called present progressive) is a verb
tense which is used to show that an ongoing action is happening now,
either at the moment of speech or now in a larger sense.

Past Continuous tense is used to express a continued or ongoing action in
past, ongoing action which occured in past and complete at some point in
past

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2. Reflection

3. Formative Test
Complete the Following Sentences with the verbs in the present continuous
tense or past continuous tense!.
Contoh: Ghania and I are (discuss) discussing our project.

1. I (wait) ________________ for a call form my roommate.
2. Ghania and Aisyah (decorate) ________________ the room for the party.
3. She (run) ________________ fast.
4. They (sleep) ________________ in the tent.
5. Some tourist (sunbath) ________________ on the beach.
6. Ali is in the kitchen. He (have) ________________ dinner.
7. Mang Ujang (fish) ________________
8. I (call) ________________ him now.
9. My little sister (learning) ________________ to play guitar now.
10. The girl (read) ________________ a book.
11. Tamara … a letter to his boy friend at 7 o’clock yesterday. (write)
12. Was usman … in this store at 10 o’clock last night ? (eat)
13. Were they … this recipe at this time yesterday? . (make)

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14. I invited Sabrina at this event last night, but Sabrina … to us. (come)
15. At this time last month, Farida … a new clothes in this meeting (use)
16. Was she … John at this time last week?. (know)
17. This time last year, I … in bali (live)
18. At 4 o’clock yesterday, I … a train on my way to Malang. (to be)
19. Reza Pahlevi … this flower at 7 o’clock yesterday.(water)
20. John … me when you arrived. (call)

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Saefurrohman, (2019). Pendalaman Materi Bahasa Inggris. Modul 5: English For
Practical Use. Kemendikbud
Siti Wahidah, dkk (2018). Bahasa Inggris, Think Globally Act Locally Kelas IX.
Kemendikbud
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accessed on 18 November 2021 at 15.45
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accessed on 18 November 2021 at 15.45
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2021 at 15.45
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2021 at 16.45
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KEY ANSWERS

TASK 3 Past Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Tense
it was raining and thundering all
How are you doing now? day.

I’m still writing for you I was watching TV in the living
room
We are all getting ready for my
grandmother’s seventieth We were discussing about our
birthday party grandmother’s party
today we’re preparing for the
party.
My dad is putting up lights in the
garden at the moment.
My uncles are organizing tables
and chairs
My mother is cooking in the
kitchen and my aunts are helping
her.
I am not helping them in the
kitchen
I am helping to prepare music
Now, I am downloading some old
songs.

TASK 5

1. I am mopping the floor right now
2. You are not having lunch now
3. Is Tomi listening to the music?

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4. Mira and Dino are studying English now

5. Shofi is not sitting on the chair

6. I was going to the football practice yesterday

7. My sister and dad were eating cake

8. My mother was not frying fish

9. Were you visiting your cousin?

10. we were dancing together

TASK 6

1. Now the girl is trying (try) a new skirt.
2. At 5.00 last Sunday Adam was playing (play) hockey.
3. At 3.00 yesterday Ben was sleeping (sleep).
4. They are writing (write) the test at this moment.
5. He was working (work) in the garden from 2 till 5 yesterday.
6. Students are speaking (speak) English the whole lesson today.
7. The boys are not playing (not/play) football now.
8. At 8.00 last Monday the committee was discussing (discuss) this question.
9. At 2.00 yesterday children were doing (do) their home task.
10. At 7.00 last weekend I was watching (watch) a new comedy

Formative test
1. I’m waiting
2. are decorating
3. is running
4. are sleeping
5. are sunbathing
6. is having
7. is fishing
8. I’m calling
9. is learning
10. is reading
11. was writing
12. eating
13. making .
14. was not coming
15. was using
16. knowing
17. was living
18. was on
19. was watering

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20. was calling
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Verbs LIST OF VOCABULARIES Verb ing
No. Verb 1 brushing
1 brush Meaning cleaning
2 clean menyikat combing
3 comb membersihkan cooking
4 cook menyisir discussing
5 discuss memasak drawing
6 draw berdiskusi drinking
7 drink menggambar enjoying
8 enjoy minum expecting
9 expect santai feeling
10 feel berharap geting
11 get merasakan going
12 go mendapatkan helping
13 help pergi jumping
14 jump membantu leaving
15 leave melompat listening
16 listen meninggalkan mopping
17 mop mendengarkan organizing
18 organize mengepel painting
19 paint mengorganisir playing
20 play mengecat preparing
21 prepare bermain putting
22 put mempersiapkan raining
23 rain meletakkan reading
24 read hujan running
25 run membaca
berlari

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26 shine bersinar shining
27 sit duduk sitting
28 sleep tidur sleeping
29 smile tersenyum smiling
30 stand berdiri standing
31 swim berenang swimming
32 think berpikir thinking
33 thunder gemuruh thundering
34 wait menunggu waiting
35 walk berjalan walking
36 wash mencuci washing
37 watch menonton watching
38 wishper berbisik wishpering
39 write menulis writing

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ACTIVITY 2
PAST CONTINOUS TENSE

A. INTRODUCTION
1. Short Description
This module entitles English Module: Past Continous Tense. Based on its name, this
module is arranged to make the students know and understand on how to learn about the
English tenses especially in past continuous tense form easily.
What will you learn from this module?
1. The knowledge of using past continuous tense forms correctly.
2. The functions of past continuous tense.
3. The structures and the rules of past continuous tense.

2. Problem Exposure
One of the material in Teaching English lesson for ninth grade students in the first

semester is use of past continuous tense to identifying, analyzing, and understanding the
transactional text. The indicators are the students have to identifying, analyzing, and creating
the transactional text by use of past continuous tense correctly. But in fact, the students have
difficulties to comprehend it, they are:
1. The students have difficult to use past continuous tense form correctly.
2. The students have difficult to understand the functions of past continuous tense.
3. The students have difficult to understand the structures of past continuous tense.

Based on the problem stated above, the concept of the material is to give the detailed
comprehension about the use of past continuous tense in the transactional text correctly.

3. Learning Guide
The Learning Activity is divided in three sections. Those are: (A) Introduction that

introduces the topic, (B) Main section that leads readers to observe and study: 1. learning
outcomes, 2. learning material and learning activities, and 3. discussion. (C) Closing section
that expects the readers to make summary of material and make reflection, then do formative
test as an exercise after doing each activity.

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B. MAIN SECTION
1. Learning Outcame
In this module, English Module: Past Continous Tense the students will learn the following
competencies:
a. Attitude
To uphold and apply religious values, moral values, ethical values, personal and social
values (honesty, discipline, accountability, independence), care and respect for
differences and diversity, tolerance, peace, collaboration, and nationalism.
b. Knowledge
To understanding, identifying and analyzing the transactional text by use of past
continuous tense correctly.
c. Skill
- Comprehend the use of past continuous tens form correctly.
- Apply rules and exceptions to make a sentence in past continuous tense.
- Create the transactional text by use of past continuous tense written and orally.

2. Learning Material and Learning Activity
a. Past Continous Tense
Do you know what past continuous tense is? What the function is? If you have no idea
about it, see the video below so that you can understand the questions above.

Video 1. Past Continous Tense
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9t4rt7M6wU

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Task 1
The video above provides kind of informations about past continuous tense. Answer the
questions below!
1. What information is presented in the video?
2. What do you think about the aims of the video above?
3. When you see video above, can you describe any important information what the

video is telling about?

 The Functions of Past Contionous Tense
The past continuous tense is one which is used very frequently in the English

language and is made up of an -ing verb preceded by the past tense of the verb ‘to be’.
For example ‘the animals were running gracefully through the field’. This is an easy
concept to understand and once you have mastered it, you will be able to speak much
more freely about the past. The past continuous tense, or past progressive, tense
describes an action or situation that began in the past and is still going on in the
present time. The past continuous is used:
1. To describe parallel actions.

The past progressive is often used to denote an action that was interrupted by an
event, or for two actions taking place in parallel.
2. To describe what someone was doing at a particular point in time.
3. To express interrupted action in the past.
4. To describe repetition and irritation.

 The Structures of Past Continous Tense
Do you know what the structures of past continuous are? If you have no idea please,
see the slide of PPT below, try to identify and analyze the slide of PPT so that you can
know what the structures of past continuous are.

Picture 1. Past Continous Tense
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11HxNip6gqclgd6-

dSQy7tbKIvBUs0wAJ/edit#slide=id.p1

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Task 2
After analyzing the slide of PPT above, what is the structure of past continuous tense?

To help you more comprehend about the structures of present continuous tense, identify
the conversation below!
Larry, Isabel’s young man, gives much time to self-education.
The author : I saw your young man the other day in the club.
Isabel : Oh, did you?
The author : He was reading in the library. I was very much impressed by his power of
concentration. He was reading when I went in soon after ten, he was still reading when I
went back after lunch and he was reading when I went in again on my way out to dinner.
Isabel :What was he reading?
The author : William James’s Principles of Psychology.

 Time Signals of Past Continous Tense

Table 6. Time Signals of Past Continuos Tense

At 7 o’clock Yesterday Pada Pukul Tujuh Kemarin

At The Same Time Yesterday Pada Waktu yang Sama Kemarin

At This Time Yesterday Pada Waktu yang Sama Kemarin

The Whole Day Last Week Sepanjang Hari Minggu Lalu

When Ketika

While Selagi

As Soon As

https://bahasainggris.pro/past-continuous-tense

Task 3
Complete the dialogues below by changing the words in the brackets. The pictures
will guide you!
Dialogue 1
Lina : Udin, what happened with your foot?
Udin : I (fall) down when I (climb) a coconut
tree behind our house.
Lina : Oh, I hope you will get well soon!
Udin : Thank you, Lina.

Dialogue 2
Jessy : Siti, what was you doing about 7 this morning?
Siti : I (wait) for school bus when Tom (pass) in front of me.

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Task 4
Arrange 4 short dialogues based the pictures below!

Formative Test

Use the words in the brackets to complete the questions!
1. Were you …. This picture at 8 o’clock yesterday?(send)

a. Sent c. send

b. Are sending d. sending

2. Yesterday, The rain …. Harder and harder. (get)

a. Are getting c. will get

b. getting d. was getting

3. My friend …. Book to Faradilla at seven o’clock last night. (give)

a. Gave c. is giving

b. Gives d. was giving

4. We … the cat in front of my school at nine o’clock last night. (catch)

a. are catching c. will catch

b. were catching d. caught
5. Was Aminah … my house at this time yesterday?.(visit)

a. visited c. visiting

b. visit d. will visit

6. I ,,, a new motor cycle at this time yesterday. (buy)

a. Will buy c. bought

b. Was buying d. am buying

7. Tamara and Tania … to Surabaya at this time last week?. (go)

a. Go c. was going

b. Going d. were going

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8. Sabrina … English at 8 o’clock last night.

a. was not learning c. will not learn

b. is not learning d. is learning

9. Yesterday morning, They .. in front of me . (sing)

a. Are singing c. was singing

b. sing d. were singing

10. Yesterday, my mother … a rice when I ate Donut. (cook)

a. Is cooking c. cooked

b. Will cooking d. was cooking

The Answer Key:
1. d. sending
2. a. was getting
3. d. was giving
4. b. were catching
5. c. visiting
6. b. was buying
7. d. were going
8. a. was not learning
9. d. were singing
10. d. was cooking

3. Discussion Forum
After you have learnt the materials about past continuous tense, it’s time to evaluate

your comprehension. Share your knowledge and experience, and improve your
comprehension towards this topic of materials either with other participants or instructor.
Therefore, you should get involved in this discussion forum. Let’s start.
A few things to take into account when having an effective discussion here are:
1. Consider other participants‘ idea before giving your own ideas.
2. Avoid giving ideas with answering a question-like style.
3. Be always punctual in joining the discussion forum.
4. Quantity and quality of participation is priority.

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C. CLOSING SECTION
1. Summary
The past continuous tense is one which is used very frequently in the English language and is
made up of an -ing verb preceded by the past tense of the verb ‘to be’. The past continuous is
used:
1. To describe parallel actions.
The past progressive is often used to denote an action that was interrupted by an event, or
for two actions taking place in parallel.
2. To describe what someone was doing at a particular point in time.
3. To express interrupted action in the past.
4. To describe repetition and irritation.

5. Reflection
To review your understanding about what you have learnt in this module, consider the
following questions:
1. What have you learnt from this topic?
2. What are the functions you have learnt from this topic?
3. How is the past continuous tense structured?

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