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PAST SIMPLE TENSE & PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

SIMPLE PAST TENSE OR PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Geçmişte birbirini takip eden ve tamamlanan birden fazla eylemi ifade ederken Simple Past Tense kullanılır.
♦ Sam jumped out of the bed, got dressed quickly and left home.
♦ The teacher entered the class, took a seat, and then started the lesson.
Geçmişte birbirinden bağımsız olarak başlamış ve devam eden eylemleri ifade ederken Past Continuous Tense kullanılır.
♦ Nancy was playing the piano while Ann was singing on stage.
♦ Some kids were swimming in the sea while the others were building sand castles on the beach.
Geçmişte başka bir eylem devam ederken tamamlanan eylemi ifade etmek için Simple Past Tense kullanılır.
♦ Sally dropped her keys while she was getting in her car.
♦ The president was delivering an important speech when the power went off.
Geçmişte başka bir eylem tamamlandığında devam etmekte olan eylemi ifade ederken Past Continuous Tense kullanılır.
♦ While I was writing my report, the computer went off.
♦ When the guest speaker finished his speech, discussions among the participants were still going on.

Time Clauses in the Simple Past Tense or the Past Continuous Tense

Time Clause Main Clause

Subordinating Conjunctions + Simple Past Tense + Simple Past Tense
Past Continuous Tense
Subordinating Conjunctions

when while until / till as soon as
before after whenever the moment
♦ Whenever a pharaoh died, all of ancient Egypt went into mourning.
♦ Tom was trying hard to concentrate on studying in his room when his sister came in singing rather noisily.
♦ The moment the bell rang, the students rushed out of the classroom.
♦ Before the train left the station, I was still searching for my ticket in a panic.

Time Clause Main Clause

Subordinating Conjunctions + Past Continuous Tense + Simple Past Tense

Subordinating Conjunctions
when while as just as

♦ The athlete felt a sharp pain in his knee when he was crossing the finishing line.
♦ As they were signing the contract, they noticed that a page was missing.
♦ A visitor arrived just as we were setting out for the airport.

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