Past Continuous – przeszły ciągły
Użycie
1) czynność, która trwała w określonym czasie (punkcie) w przeszłości
At 9 o’clock last night we were watching TV.
2) czynność, która trwała i została przerwana przez inną czynność
She was cooking dinner when the telephone rang.
3) czynności, które działy się w tym samym czasie w przeszłości
David was reading the newspaper while Carla was watching TV.
4) tlo / drugi plan opowiadania
The snow was falling heavily as Mary was walking in the park.
Typowe wyrażenia:
when, while, as, all day/night/mornig
Forma:
zdanie twierdzące
I / she / he / it was watching TV at 9 o’clock last night.
You / we / they were watching TV at 9 o’clock last night.
S + WAS/WERE + V-ing + Ob.
przeczenie
I / she / he / it was not watching TV at 9 o’clock last night. (wasn’t)
You / we / they were not watching TV at 9 o’clock last night. (weren’t)
S + WAS/WERE + NOT + V-ing + Ob.
pytanie ogólne
Was I / she / he / it watching TV at 9 o’clock last night?
Were you / we / they watching TV at 9 o’clock last night?
WAS/WERE + S + V-ing + Ob ?
krótkie odpowiedzi
Yes, I / she / he / it was. Yes, you / we / they were.
Yes, S +WAS/WERE.
No, I / she / he / it wasn’t. No, you / we / they weren’t.
No, S +WASN’T/ WEREN’T.
pytanie szczegółowe
What was I / she / he / it doing at 9 o’clock last night?
What were you / we / they doing at 9 o’clock last night?
WH + WAS/WERE + S + V-ing + Ob ?