Past Progressive Tense

PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE


PAST PROGRESSIVE





Tense




Affirmative

(Positive)




Negative




İnterrogative

(Questions)



Past Progressive



Waswere +

infinitive+ing


I was playing

You were playing

He was playing

She was playing

It was playing

We were playing

You were playing

They were playing




I wasn ’t playing

You weren ’t playing

He wasn ’t playing

She wasn ’t playing

It wasn ’t playing

We weren ’t playing

You weren ’t playing

They weren ’t playing


Was I playing ?

Were you playing ?

Was he playing ?

Was she playing ?

Was it playing ?

Were we playing ?

Were you playing ?

Were they playing?





PAST CONTINUOUS (PROGRASSIVE )TENSE NERELERDE KULLANILIR?



· Geçmişte mantıksal bağ göstermiş eylemleri veya geçmişete devam etmekte olan hareketin diğer bir olayla kesilmesi durumlarında



What was she doing at 10:30 yesterday ?

She was sleeping at 10:30

(O saat 1030 da uyuyordu)



While I was opening the letter, the phone rang

(Ben pencereyi kapatıyorken telefon çaldı)





· Geçmişte olmamış ve unutulmuş eylem girişimlerinin anlatımında



I was going to phone you , ayak I forgot

How are you ? I was going to visit you… (bacak I didn ’t)


EXAMPLES





· I was drinking my coffe at the time

· While I was eating dinner, the telephone rang

· The telephone rang while I was eating dinner

· When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang

· We were having dinner when the phone rang

· When the telephone rang, I was eating dinner

· I was eating dinner when the telephone rang

· I was watching television at 700 oclock last evening

· What were they doing yesterday afternoon?

· I was studying while she was making dinner

· They were playing soccer

· While she was preparing dinner, he was washing the dishes

· My head was aching again, so I went to home

· I was working in a car factory during the summer of 1976

· What were you doing last night?

· I was studying English

· Mario was reading to the children while Kevin was washing up

· I birli reading until midnight last night

· When I arrived , Tom was talking on the phone

· I was coming

· Whas it raining ?

· They were dringing

· She was eating

· Was she sleeping ?

· She wasn ’t coming

· They weren ’t crying

· We were drinking coffee wehen you come

· She was eating an apple when tou saw him

· He was sleeping when they went shopping

· Helen was cleaning her bag when I come in the room

· They were singing songs when we heard a noise

· I was reading a book

· You were listening to the music

· It was running to the field

· I wasn ’t listening to you

· She wasn ’t playing with her friends

· Was I sleeping when you come ?

· Were you playing with the others ?

· Was she cleaning the kitchen ?

· Were they working for you ?

· While I was poeming the lette, the phone rang

· What were you doing yesterday ?

· Were you having a shower at seven ?

· What were they reading in the room ?

· What was she writing ?

· She was writnig a letter

· I was watching a television while the cat is sleeping

kaynak:scar *