Decide whether the tenses for the underlined verbs...

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Decide whether the tenses for the underlined verbs are correct or not. Revise the incorrect ones. 

I (1. was sitting) at a desk writing letters. Outside, the wind (2. Shut) the garden shed's door again and again. I (3. wasn't able) to concentrate on my work. I (4. was getting up) and (5. went) to the window. The sounds of the storm (6. were getting) louder and the murmurs of a distant thunder (7. were reaching) me at that moment. I (8. was thinking) that I (9. was going) to finish what I (10. was doing) but I (11. Went) back to my writings. The rain (12. was pouring) down in large drops. I (13. was hearing) an animal howling. A dog- I (14. Thought). But it was the wind. I (15. was seeing) the trees bending down to the ground. Some leaves (16. were rushing) high up to the sky but suddenly they (17. were giving up) their struggle and (18. Returned). At that instant, someone (19. Knocked) at the door. While I (19. turned) towards it, I (20. Realized) that it was me. My heart (21. beat) aloud. When I (22. continued) the letter, I (23. wrote) I constantly (24. Smiled) upon my cowardness.


Soal no. 10

F. Hardini · Accepted Answer

Hi, Rayyan R. Kakak bantu jawab ya.

Jawaban untuk soal di atas adalah "was doing".

Decide whether the tenses for the underlined verbs are correct or not. Revise the incorrect ones. (Putuskan apakah tenses untuk kata kerja yang digarisbawahi benar atau tidak. Revisi yang salah.)

Pembahasan
Kalimat "I (8. was thinking) that I (9. was going) to finish what I (10. was doing)" berarti "Saya (8. sedang berpikir) bahwa saya (9. akan) menyelesaikan apa yang saya (10. sedang lakukan)".

Tense yang digunakan untuk soal no 10 sudah benar karena ditulis menggunakan Past Continuous Tense untuk menerangkan kegiatan yang sedang dilakukan di masa lampau.

Rumus Past Continuous Tense:
(+) S + to be (was/were) + V-ing + O

Was digunakan untuk subjek I, she, he dan it.
Were digunakan untuk subjek you, we dan they.

Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah "was doing".

Thank you. Happy learning!

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