Past Continuous Tense

Definicija i upotreba past continuous tensa

Past continuous tense je englesko glagolsko vrijeme koje se upotrebljava da bismo prikazali više vrsti radnji.
 
1. Past continuous tense može prikazivati završenu prošlu radnju čije trajanje želimo naglasiti.

Npr. I was playing soccer yesterday at 5pm.
 
2. Past continuous tense služi nam da bismo prikazali neku prošlu radnju, koju je prekinula neka druga radnja iz prošlosti. Da bismo to izrazili koristimo riječ „When“ (kada). Druga radnja koja je prekinula prvu radnju uvijek se izražava u prošlom vremenu.

Npr. I was reading when my wife came home.
 
3. Past continuous tense je englesko glagolsko vrijeme kojim možemo prikazati dvije radnje koje se događaju istovremeno. To činimo pomoću riječi „While“ (dok).

I was cooking while Jack was writing the letter.

Tvorba past continuous tensa

Englesko glagolsko vrijeme past continuos tense tvori se pomoćnim glagolom „to be“ u njegovom prošlom obliku „was“ ili „were“ + glavni glagol s nastavkom ing. Također je u ovom engleskom glagolskom vremenu presudno korištenje riječi „when“ i „while“ koje sam već spomenuo.

Potvrdni oblik past continuous tensa

She was sleeping when the earthquake struck.

I was having trouble with my car when my friend appeared.

You were eating while he was playing football.

Niječni oblik past continuous tensa

I wasn't paying attention while I was driving.

You obviously were not listening when I was giving the lesson.

Upitni oblik past continuous tense

What were you doing when you crashed the car ?

Was he studying when you came home?

Were you paying attention while you were driving ?

Kao i u svim drugim glagolskim vremenima upitni oblik past continuous tense započinje sa pomoćnim glagolom, zatim slijedi subjekt, pa glavni glagol, a tek onda ostatak rečenice.