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TENSES

5. The Simple Past Tense
Aşağıdaki tablo “The Simple Past Tense”in olumlu, olumsuz ve soru yapılarının nasıl oluşturulduğunu göstermektedir.
Subject Pronouns Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I / You / We / They The vice director resigned The vice director didn’t resign Did the vice director resign
He / She / It last week. last week. last week?
“The Simple Past Tense” aşağıda belirtilen durumlarda kullanılır:
Geçmişte belirli bir zamanda tamamlanmış eylemlerde:
▪ Marie and Pierre Curie discovered the radium element in 1898.
Video 3.12
Geçmişte art arda tamamlanan eylemlerde:
▪ Susan heard a noise, got out of the bed and went downstairs.
Geçmişte sürekli / kalıcı / tekrarlanan eylemlerden ve alışkanlıklardan bahsederken:
▪ I always bought scientific magazines when I was a student at university.
“... zamanı çoktan geldi” anlamına gelen “It’s (high) time” kalıbı ile beraber:
▪ It’s about time / It’s high time you started doing your assignment, or else you won’t be able to finish it on time.
Koşul cümlelerinde (Second Conditional):
▪ If you saw an alien, what would you do?
Time Expressions Frequently Used in the Simple Past Tense
yesterday as soon as ago the other day previously after in ancient times

last week last month last year before in antiquity the moment immediately after
then soon after at the time until when at that time earlier

▪ In ancient times, when there were no refrigerators to store food, fermentation prevented foods from spoiling
completely.
▪ As I explained previously, you will be given the opportunity to present your ideas about the solution of the problem.
▪ The toddler started to run the moment she saw her daddy.
▪ My goal was to be an eco-warrior at the time, but living conditions made me spend more time on my career.

6. The Past Continuous Tense Video 3.13
Aşağıdaki tablo “The Past Continuous Tense”in olumlu, olumsuz ve soru yapılarının nasıl oluşturulduğunu göstermektedir.

Subject Pronouns Affirmative Negative Interrogative
The boys were playing video The boys weren’t playing video Were the boys playing video
You / We / They
games at 8 pm yesterday. games at 8 pm yesterday. games at 8 pm yesterday?
He was watching TV at 8 pm He wasn’t watching TV at 8 pm Was he watching TV at 8
I / He / She / It
yesterday. yesterday. pm yesterday?
“The Past Continuous Tense” aşağıda belirtilen durumlarda kullanılır:
Geçmişte belirli bir zamanda devam edip tamamlanan eylemlerde:
▪ At 4 o’clock in the afternoon, the team were having their last training before the big final.
Video 3.14
Geçmişte birbirinden bağımsız olarak eş zamanlı devam eylemlerde:
▪ While we were preparing the dinner, the kids were laying the table.
Özellikle edebi metinlerde olay örüntüsünü ya da arka plan öğelerini tasvir ederken:
▪ It was raining heavily and just a few cars were passing through the street. While the girl was looking out of the
window, suddenly she heard a strange noise…
Geçmişteki rahatsız edici veya rutin olarak yapılan eylemlerde:
▪ My twin brother was always pulling my hair when we argued.

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