PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

PAST CONTINUOUS
TENSE






1.1 Form Of The Past Continuous tense

a) Affirmative (Positive) Sentences

was / were + -ing

I HE SHE IT

was eating hamburger was having breakfast was playing football

YOU WE THEY

were eating hamburger were having breakfast were playing football

• John went to bed at 10:30. At 11:00 he was
sleeping.
• The children were playing in the garden at 9
o’clock in the morning.
• We were watching TV at 7 yesterday evening.
• My father was drinking coffee while I was
sleeping.
• Mom was cooking lunch in the kitchen when I went
home.


b) Negative Sentences

I HE SHE IT

was not eating hamburger was not having breakfast was not playing football

YOU WE THEY

were not eating hamburger were not having breakfast were not playing football

Past Continuous Tense olumsuz cümlelerinde, be ( was
/ were) yardımcı fiiline not eklenir.

• Robert was not studying (Robert wasn’t studying)
• The baby was not sleeping. (The baby wasn’t
sleeping)
• They were not listening to music. (They weren’t
listening to music)
• I was not dancing. (I wasn’t dancing)
• She was not writing a letter. (She wasn’t writing
a letter.)
• My mother was not making a cake (My mother wasn’t
making a cake)
• We were not working. (We weren’t working.)


c) Question Sentences

Was

I he she it

eating hamburger? having breakfast? playing football?

Were we you they

eating hamburger? having breakfast? playing football?

Soru cümlelerinde WAS,WERE yardımcı fiilleri öznenin
önünde (cümle başında) kullanılır. Fillere –ing
takısı eklenir.

• Was Jane sleeping in her room?
• Were the students studying in the library?
• Was the boss speaking on the phone at that moment?
• Were you going to the supermarket?
• Was the secretary typing the letters?


1.2 Use Of The Past Continuous Tense

a) The past continuous tense geçmişte belirli bir
zamanda devam etmekte olan bir eylemi ifade eder.
• At this time last week we were lying on the beach.

• My father was working in the garage so he didn't
hear the telephone when I called him yesterday.
• I took my car to the mechanic yesterday because it
wasn’t working properly.
• Sorry, I wasn't listening. Can you say it again
please?
• What were you doing at 8 o'clock yesterday?
• Why were you talking to John when I saw you in the
cafeteria yesterday?
• I went home early yesterday. Mon was still cooking
the dinner.

b) Past continuous tense,simple past tense ile
kullanıldığında, bir eylem devam ederken, diğer bir
eylemin de olduğunu ifade eder.. Aşağıdaki
örneklerin her birinde, the basit eylem (past
simple) daha uzun bir eylemin (past continuous) tam
ortasında gerçekleşir.
• You phoned while I was having a bath.
• When I got home yesterday, a cat was sitting on
the roof.
• It started to rain just as we were getting ready
to have our picnic.
• The boy was standing on the table when the
principal came into the room.
• Many people were shopping in the market when the
bomb exploded.
• When I went to bed last night the sun was already
beginning to rise.
• It was lucky we weren't sitting under that tree
when the lightning hit.
• What were you doing when the lights went off last
night?
• Were you watching me when I showed you how to do
it?
• How fast was she driving when she had the
accident?

1.2 Using Time Clauses in Past Continuous Tense
When - While - As

a) while,when,as ,time clause( zaman cümleciği) daki
eylem continuous yapıda iken kullanılır..

When
While I was walking down the street, I saw an old
friend of mine.
As

b) while and as time clause( zaman cümleciği) daki
eylem simple past ise asla kullanılmaz.

INCORRECT: While I came home, my sister was talking
on the phone.
INCORRECT: As I came home, my sister was talking on
the phone.