Past Progressive Exercises For Indonesian Grammar


Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the Past Progressive tense.


The Past Progressive tense in Indonesian grammar, also known as “lampau berkesinambungan”, depicts an ongoing action that took place in the past. This tense generally uses the verb “sedang” followed by the base verb to indicate that the action was happening at a specific time in the past. Now let’s practice this concept through exercises.

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1. Dia *sedang makan* (eating) ketika teleponnya berbunyi.
2. Saya *sedang belajar* (studying) saat kamu datang kemarin.
3. Kakak saya *sedang membaca* (reading) buku ketika lampu mati.
4. Ayah saya *sedang bekerja* (working) di taman ketika hujan turun.
5. Ibu saya *sedang memasak* (cooking) ketika temanku mengunjungi.
6. Adik saya *sedang bermain* (playing) di halaman belakang rumah ketika seekor kucing datang.
7. Mereka *sedang bernyanyi* (singing) ketika guru datang.
8. Kami *sedang berjalan* (walking) di pantai ketika matahari terbenam.
9. Anjingnya *sedang tidur* (sleeping) ketika saya tiba.
10. Aku *sedang menonton* (watching) televisi ketika kamu menghubungi.
11. Ia *sedang menulis* (writing) surat ketika listrik padam.
12. Anda *sedang bicara* (talking) di telepon ketika saya masuk.
13. Mereka *sedang menari* (dancing) ketika musik berhenti.
14. Tini *sedang berbelanja* (shopping) ketika dia bertemu temannya.
15. Jin *sedang menyapu* (sweeping) ketika ibunya pulang.

Exercise 2: Use the correct form of the past progressive tense based on the English cues.

1. *Sedang mandi* (bathing), dia mendengar suara aneh.
2. Saya *sedang berlari* (running) ketika saya tersandung batu.
3. Dia *sedang membuka* (opening) pintu ketika seseorang mengetuk.
4. Mereka *sedang tertawa* (laughing) ketika guru datang.
5. Saya *sedang duduk* (sitting) di rumah saat gempa terjadi.
6. Aku *sedang berpikir* (thinking) tentangmu ketika kamu mengirim pesan.
7. Dia *sedang membayar* (paying) ketika dia kehilangan dompetnya.
8. Mereka *sedang merayakan* (celebrating) ketika polisi datang.
9. Istri saya *sedang mengemudi* (driving) ketika mobil rusak.
10. Aku *sedang mengerjakan* (doing) pekerjaan rumah ketika listrik mati.
11. Kamu *sedang minum* (drinking) kopi saat teleponmu berdering.
12. Dia *sedang mengecat* (painting) ketika hujan mulai turun.
13. Mereka *sedang membicarakan* (discussing) rencana ketika kita datang.
14. Adikku *sedang mendengarkan* (listening) musik ketika saya masuk ke kamar.
15. Dia *sedang membersihkan* (cleaning) rumah ketika tamu datang.

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