1. Past Continuous
prezentare

2. schema
 Afirmativ: S + was/were + V-ing…
 Negativ: S + was/were + not + V-ing…
 Interogativ: Was/were + S + V-ing…?
Nota:
 I, he, she, it was; was not = wasn’t
 you,we, they were were not = weren’t

3. utilizare
 Past Continuous exprima actiuni aflate in
desfasurare intr-o perioada din trecut.
 Este corespondentul imperfectului din limba romana.
Expresii specifice:
 (at) this time yesterday = ieri pe vremea asta
 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. = de la 8 dimineata la 7 seara (considerand
o perioada trecuta)
 between 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. = intre 8 dimineata si 7 seara
(considerand o perioada trecuta)

4. Exemple de propozitii
 Ma uitam la TV ieri pe vremea
asta.  Afirmativ: S + was/were + V-
 I was watching TV at this time ing …
yesterday.
 Nu ma uitam la TV aseara de la
6 la 7.  Negativ: S + was/were + not +
 I wasn’t watching TV from 6 to 7 V-ing…
last night.
 Va uitati la TV cand am sunat?  Interogativ: Was/were + S + V-
 Were you watching TV when I ing…?
phoned?

5. Atentie!
 Chiar daca situatia comunicata cere un Past
Continuous, totusi, daca verbul are restrictie
la un timp continuu, atunci se pune Past
Simple.

6. Verbe care NU pot fi folosite la un timp continuu
 Verbele de perceptie (to see, to taste, to
smell, to hear etc.)
 Alte verbe ca: to be, to have, to think, to
believe, to love, to like, to hate, to know,to
understand, to want, to prefer, to mean, to
seem, to belong, to remember…etc.
 pentru detalii vezi prezentarea Present
Simple/Continuous (diferente)

7. exemplu
 Eram acolo cand s-a intamplat.
 I was there when it happened.
Observatie:
Actiunea “a fi” este in desfasurare in momentul
cand ceva “s-a intamplat”, insa NU putem
folosi Past Continuous pentru ca verbul “to
be” NU poate fi folosit la un timp continuu.