Past Continuous.rtf

Past Continuous

Zastosowanie:

opis czynności, która miała miejsce w przeszłości równolegle z inną czynnością, np.
I was reading a book while she was watching TV.

opis czynności, która była w trakcie trwania, gdy została przerwana przez inną czynność, np.
She was sleeping when the phone rang.

Twierdzenia:

Odpowiednia dla danej osoby forma czasu przeszłego czasownika ‘to be’ (was/were) oraz czasownik z końcówką -ing

I was swimming
you were swimming
he was swimming
she was swimming
it was swimming
we were swimming
you were swimming
they were swimming

Pytania:

Pytania w czasie Past Continuous tworzymy przez inwersję (szyk przestawny).

Was I swimming?
Were you swimming?
Was he swimming?
Was she swimming?
Was it swimming?
Were we swimming?
Were you swimming?
Were they swimming?

Przeczenia:

Przeczenia tworzymy przy pomocy partykuły ‘not’ dodanej do odpowiedniej formy czasownika ‘to be’.

I was not (wasn’t) swimming
you were not (weren’t) swimming
he was not (wasn’t) swimming
she was not (wasn’t) swimming
it was not (wasn’t) swimming
we were not (weren’t) swimming
you were not (weren’t) swimming
they were not (weren’t) swimming