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 ?