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TENSES

ENGLISH 6. The Past Continuous Tense Video 2.13

“The Past Continuous Tense”de olumlu, olumsuz ve soru yapıları aşağıda gösterildiği gibi oluşturulur.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

You / We / They The students were playing The students weren’t playing Were the students playing football
football at 2 p.m. yesterday. football at 2 p.m. yesterday. at 2 p.m. yesterday?

He was studying yesterday He wasn’t studying yesterday Was he studying yesterday
I / He / She / It
afternoon. afternoon. afternoon?

Aşağıdaki durumlarda “The Past Continuous Tense” kullanılır.

Geçmişte belirli bir zamanda devam edip tamamlanan eylemler:

The children were swimming at this time yesterday.
Geçmişte birbirinden bağımsız olarak eş zamanlı devam eden eylemler:
While the guests were chatting, the host was preparing snacks in the kitchen.
Özellikle edebî metinlerde olay örgüsünü ya da arka plan öğelerini tasvir ederken:

The wind was howling through the ancient trees as the moonlight was shining over the old castle in an eerie glow. Inside,
the guests were having a great time dancing at the big ball…

Geçmişteki rahatsız edici veya rutin olarak yapılan eylemler:
He was constantly checking his phone and texting while we were trying to have a conversation.

A. Time Expressions Frequently Used in the Past Continuous Tense

while just as constantly as when at that time in those days at this time last ...

In those days, we were always playing soccer in the park until the sun started to set.

The children were playing outside as the sun was setting on the horizon.
While the children were dancing joyfully in the puddles, the rain was falling. Video 2.14

B. The Simple Past Tense or The Past Continuous Tense
Geçmişte birbiri ardına tamamlanan birden fazla eylemi ifade etmek için “The Simple Past Tense” kullanılır.

The teacher entered the classroom, greeted the students, and started the lesson.

Geçmişte birbirinden bağımsız olarak başlamış ve devam eden eylemleri ifade etmek için “The Past
Continuous Tense” kullanılır.
While the chef was preparing the main course, the guests were enjoying appetisers .

Geçmişte başka bir eylem devam ederken tamamlanan veya araya giren eylemi ifade etmek için Video 2.15
“The Simple Past Tense” kullanılır.

While Brian and Lisa were walking on the beach, they found a message in a bottle.

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