Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense

  Past Continuous Tense gradi se od prošlog vremena pomoćnog glagola to be + present participle glavnog glagola (glagol + nastavak -ing).

Primer potvrdnog, odričnog i upitnog oblika Past Continuous-a

Upotreba:

1. Prekinuta duža radnja u prošlosti:

• I was watching TV when she called.

2. Kada je vreme neke duže radnje poznato:

• Last night at 6pm, I was eating dinner.
• At midnight, we were still driving through the desert.

3. Kada opisujemo atmosferu ili pozadinu nekog glavnog događaja:

• When i walked into the office, several people were busily typing, some were talking on the phones, the boss was yelling directions, and customers were waiting to be helped.

4. Paralelne radnje:

• I was studying while he was making dinner.

5. Duža radnja koja se ponavlja i koja nam smeta:

• She was always coming to class late.
• He was constantly talking.

Vremenske odrednice