Past continuous

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Past continuous
was/were + V-ing
I
He
She
It
was
playing football at 3 yesterday.
We
You
They
were

negative
I
He
She
It
was not
(= wasn’t)
playing football at 3 yesterday.
We
You
They
were not
(= weren’t)

question
was
I
he
she
it
playing football at 3 yesterday?
were we
you
they

Affirmative (Olumlu)
was/were + …-ing
I, he, she, it ile was kullanılır ve fiil –ing eki alır.
I was giving a concert this time yesterday.
(Dün bu zamanda bir konser veriyordum)
It was snowing at that moment.
(O sırada kar yağıyordu)

Selma was washing her hair when the phone
rang.
(Selma, telefon çaldığında saçını yıkıyordu)

You, we, they ile were kullanılır ve fiil –ing eki
alır.
The neighbours were having coffee at 8 o’clock
yesterday evening.
(Komşular dün akşam 8’de kahve içiyorlardı)
We were talking to each other when the teacher
entered the classroom.
(Öğretmen sınıfa girdiğinde birbirimizle
konuşuyorduk)

Negative (olumsuz)
was/were + not + V-ing
• I wasn’t listening to you at that time.
• (O sırada seni dinlemiyordum)
• They weren’t sleeping when the taxi arrived.
• (Taksi geldiğinde uyumuyorlardı)

• Merve wasn’t watching TV so she turned it
off.
• (Merve TV seyretmiyordu bu yüzden onu
kapattı)

• It wasn’t raining yesterday evening.
• (Dün akşam yağmur yağmıyordu)

• The children weren’t playing with the dog
then.
• (Çocuklar o zaman köpekle oynamıyorlardı)

Questions
• A: Were you playing football when it started
to rain?
(Yağmur başladığında futbol oynuyor muydun?)
• A: Yes, I was. (olumlu cevap)
• B: No, I wasn’t. (olumsuz cevap)

• A: Were they watching the film then?
• (O zaman filmi izliyorlar mıydı?)
• A: Yes, they were. (olumlu cevap)
• B: No, they weren’t. (olumsuz cevap)

• A: Was your father working at the office?
• (Baban ofiste çalışıyor muydu?)
• A: Yes, I was. (olumlu cevap)
• B: No, I wasn’t. (olumsuz cevap)

• What were you doing at 8 o’clock?
• (8’de ne yapıyordun?)
• I was doing yoga.
• (Yoga yapıyordum)

• Where were they going when I saw them?
• (Onları gördüğümde nereye gidiyorlardı?)
• They were going to the shopping centre.
• (Alışveriş merkezine gidiyorlardı)

• What was she drinking at the cafe?
• (Kafede ne içiyordu?)
• She was drinking tea.
• (Çay içiyordu)

• What were you doing when I called you?
• (Sizi aradığımda ne yapıyordunuz?)
• We were listening to the singer.
• (Şarkıcıyı dinliyorduk)

USE OF PAST CONTINUOUS

1- geçmiş bir zamanda devam eden
eylemler:
• We were watching TV at 9 o’clock last night.
• (Dün gece 9’da televizyon seyrediyorduk)
• Suzan was sleeping when I came home.
• (Ben eve geldiğimde Suzan uyuyordu)

• What were you doing this time yesterday?
• (Dün bu zamanda ne yapıyordunuz?)
• We were having a picnic in the forest this
time yesterday.
• (Bu zamanda ormanda piknik yapıyorduk)

2- Bir hikayede arka planda devam eden
eylemler:
• It was raining outside. Everybody was sitting
in the room. Suddenly, the door opened and
a man entered.
• (Dışarda yağmur yağıyordu. Herkes odada
oturuyordu.Birden kapı açıldı ve bir adam
girdi)

Time words
• at that time, then, at the time, this time
yesterday, all night, at 6 o’clock, yesterday,
from 3 to 5 yesterday; when, while, as, just as

When + past simple, past continuous
We were having dinner when my father came.
(Babam geldiğinde akşam yemeği yiyorduk)
When I went out last night, it was raining
outside. So I got wet.
(Dün dışarı çıktığımda, yağmur yağıyordu. Bu
yüzden ıslandım)

• When I opened my eyes, everybody was
looking at me.
• (Gözlerimi açtığımda herkes bana bakıyordu)
• He was working at a cafe when I met John.
• (John’la tanışdığımda o bir kafede çalışıyordu)

While + past continuous, past simple
While we were walking in the park, it started to
rain.
(Parkta yürüyorken yağmur başladı)

• John broke his leg while he was playing
football .
• (Futbol oynarken John bacağını kırdı)

• John saw a kangaroo while he was driving to
work.
• (John işe araba sürerek giderken bir kanguru
gördü)

Paralel eylemlere örnekler
• While the children were watching TV, their
mum was reading a book.
• (Çocuklar televizyon seyrederken anneleri
kitap okuyordu)

• Sue was cleaning the attic while Sally was
cleaning the kitchen.
• (Sue çatı katını temizlerken Sally mutfağı
temizliyordu)

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