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Time Expressions Used in the Past Continuous Tense
while just as constantly as

at that time in those days at this time last night when Video 3.16
▪ My father was working as a sales manager for an international company in those days, so he had the opportunity to
travel to different countries.
▪ As the deer was drinking water from the spring, the lion was watching it behind the bushes.
▪ I was playing chess online while my brother was doing his homework.

The Past Simple Tense or The Past Continuous Tense
Geçmişte birbiri ardına tamamlanan birden fazla eylemi ifade etmek için “The Simple Past Tense” kullanılır.
▪ The thieves broke into the house, stole everything valuable and left just in minutes.
Geçmişte birbirinden bağımsız olarak başlamış ve devam eden eylemleri ifade etmek için “The Past Video 3.17
Continuous Tense” kullanılır.
▪ Some kids were swimming in the sea while the others were building sand castles on the beach.
Geçmişte başka bir eylem devam ederken tamamlanan / araya giren eylemi ifade etmek için “The Simple Past Tense”
kullanılır.
▪ The president was delivering an important speech when the power went off.
7. The Past Perfect Tense
“The Past Perfect Tense” de olumlu, olumsuz ve soru yapıları aşağıdaki tabloda gösterildiği gibi oluşturulur.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative
You / We / They The excavation at the site had started The excavation at the site had not started Had the excavation at the site started before
I / He / She / It before they decided to construct the bridge. before they decided to construct the bridge. they decided to construct the bridge?

The Past Perfect Tense
Geçmişteki bir eylemden daha önce gerçekleşmiş eylemler
▪ The army was ill-equipped to fight several nations on a single front because it had not prepared for a long war.
Geçmişte belirli bir zaman diliminden önce tamamlanmış eylemler
▪ Long before the invention of the wheel, ancient people had used three means of transportation: walking, riding horses, and sailing in
primitive boats.
Dolaylı anlatımda “The Simple Past Tense” içeren cümlelerin aktarımında
▪ The officials stated that they had obtained that important information the week before.
Koşul cümlelerinde (Third Conditional & Mixed Conditional)
▪ If Mehmet the Conqueror had lived a bit longer, Turkish history might have taken a very different turn. Video 3.18
▪ If Germany had been able to win the WWII, most of Europe might still be within the boundaries of Germany.
Geçmiş ile ilgili pişmanlıklarımızı ifade eden “wish” ve “if only” yapılarında
▪ Some of the directors wished the company had not purchased a site on an environmentally sensitive wetland.
▪ If only the employment rates in the region had risen for every demographic group and at every level of education.
Time Expressions Used in the Past Perfect Tense
just by after already before once yet prior to
when until as soon as since till by the time for never
Aşağıdaki tabloda verilen zaman bağlaçlarından sonra genellikle “The Past Perfect Tense” getirilerek “Time
Clause” yapılır. Bu yapıda ana cümle ise “The Simple Past Tense”dir.

Time Clause Main Clause
As soon as
Once + The Past Perfect Tense, The Simple Past Tense
When Video 3.19

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