Past Continuous
Past Continuous opisuje radnju koja je bila u toku u određenom trenutku u prošlosti. Tvori se od was/were + glagol s nastavkom -ing.
Tvorba
| Subjekat | Potvrdni oblik | Odrični oblik |
|---|---|---|
| I / he / she / it | was reading | was not reading |
| you / we / they | were reading | were not reading |
U pitanju mijenjamo redoslijed: Was she reading? Were they reading? Skraćeni oblici negacije su wasn’t i weren’t.
It was not working.Nije radilo.
You were not reading.Nisi čitao/la. / Niste čitali.
Radnja u toku i prekinuta radnja
At eight, I was watching TV.U osam sati gledao/la sam televiziju.
She was sitting in the park when I arrived.Sjedila je u parku kada sam stigao/la.
Past Continuous ovdje daje pozadinu, a Past Simple označava kraći događaj. Sama dužina radnje ne određuje automatski izbor vremena.
Istovremene radnje
I was studying while she was listening to music.Učio/la sam dok je ona slušala muziku.
It was raining and people were running for shelter.Padala je kiša, a ljudi su trčali prema zaklonu.
While često povezuje radnje koje traju istovremeno. Ipak, glagolski oblik uvijek biramo prema značenju rečenice.
Pitanja
What were you doing at the bus station?Šta si radio/la na autobuskoj stanici?
Where was he travelling when you called?Kuda je putovao kada si nazvao/la?
Why were they waiting outside?Zašto su čekali vani?
Vježbaj ovu oblast u kvizu. Nakon testa ponovi pravilo uz koje si pogriješio/la.