The Past Continuous Tense

Kada upotrebljavamo The Past Continuous Tense?

1. Za radnje koje su trajale određeno vreme u prošlosti ali se nisu završile.
2. Za radnje u pozadini koje nam nisu naročito bitne.
3. Da stavimo akcenat na činjenicu da se nešto ponavljalo.

Primeri:

1. I was reading a book the whole afternoon yesterday.
2. She was wearing a yellow dress.
3. They were knocking on our door again and again.

Građenje:

Potvrdni oblik:

was/were + Ving

Odrični oblik:

was/were + not + Ving

Upitni oblik:

Was/Were +S+ Ving

Primeri:

Susan was reading a book.

Was Susan reading a book?

Susan wasn’t reading a book.

Priloške odredbe koje često idu uz ovo vreme:

yesterday, last night, all day (yesterday), all morning…