Past continuous tense

 Trajno prošlo vreme

1. Građenje - Form

            

Za građenje ovog vremena potreban nam je pomoćni glagol TO BE iz druge kolone nepravilnih glagola koji glas WAS/WERE i nastavak -ING na infinitiv glavnog glagola. (Proverite, ukoliko niste, moj posto o Present simple tens-u gde sam navela pravila pisanja kada se nastavak -ing pojavljuje!) Što se tiče odričnog i upitnog oblika i tu koristimo WAS/WERE, s tim što u odričnom negiramo pomoćni glagol rečcom NOT, dok pitanje postavljamo uz pomoć pomoćnog glagola kao što je gore prikazano.

TO BE (WAS/WERE) + -ING

2. Upotreba - Usage

    1. Za radnju koja je trajala neko vreme u prošlosti

-It was raining all day.

-Smiths were living in Italy for three years.

    2. Za radnju koja je bila u toku kada se nešto drugo desilo (veznici when, as, just as)

-She was running in the woods when someone screamed.

    3. Za radnje koje su se odvijale istovremeno (veznici while i when)

-I was cooking while Josh was sleeping.

    4. Uz prilog always ya radnju koja se ponavljala u prošlosti, a govornik ima negativan stav o njoj.

-When Jane lived with Susan, she was always stealing the food from the fridge.

    5. Za opisivanje prizora kod prepričavanja

-It was a cold day. It was snowing and children were playing outside.

    6. U učtivim pitanjima

-I was wondering if you could bring me a glass of water.

    7. U indirektonom govoru umesto trajnog prezenta

- Marc said he was moving to Chicago.

3. Signalne reči - Signal words

While

When

All day

For ... years