Past Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense - Geçmişte Süreklilik




POSITIVE
NEGATIVE
QUESTION

I was writing I was not writing was I writing
he was writing he was not writing was he writing
she was writing she was not writing was she writing
it was writing it was not writing was it writing
we were writing we were not writing were we writing
you were writing you were not writing were you writing
they were writing they were not writing were they writing
İşin Mantığı : geçmişte süregelen bir eylem kesintiye uğruyor.

Örn: dün tam okula yürürken yağmur başladı ( yürüme eylemi sürerken , bu ylemin belirli bir yerinde yağmur eyleminin devreye girmesi)

1. I was walking down the street when it began to rain

2. While I was walking down the street,it began to rain

3. I was standing under a tree when it began to rain
1. de Önce caddeden aşağıya yürüyordum,sonra yağmur başladı.Örneklerde iki eylemde aynı zamanda meydana geliyor fakat biri, diğeri başladığında ,daha önce başlayıp süreklilik halin dedir.

4. At eight o'clock last night , I was studying

5. Last year at this time I was attending school
4. örnekte : Benim çalışmam 8'den önce başladı ve 8'de ben çalışıyordum, muhtemelen çalışmam sonrasın dada devam etti

6. While I was studying in one room of our apartment my roommate was having a party in the other room
Eğer iki eylem benzer şekilde süreklilik halindeyse Past continuous cümlenin iki bölümündede kullanı labilir (baazen)

7. It rained this morning

8. It was raining
Baazı durumlarda simple past ve past continuous aynı anlamı verebilir (7 ve 8 deki gibi)