was/were + verb-ing
używamy, gdy czynność trwała w konkretnym momencie
Czas Past Continuous składa się z:
osoba + was/were + czasownik z końcówką -ing
osoba + was/were + czasownik-ing
I was watching TV.
She was reading a book.
They were playing football.
Was → I, he, she, it
Were → you, we, they
osoba + was/were + not + czasownik-ing
I wasn’t working.
He wasn’t sleeping.
They weren’t talking.
Was/Were + osoba + czasownik-ing?
Was she driving?
Were they studying?
Wh-word + was/were + osoba + czasownik-ing?
What were you doing?
Where was he going?
Why were they shouting?
Końcówka -ing jest taka sama jak w Present Continuous.
work → working
read → reading
make → making
write → writing
Wyjątek: be → being (nie usuwamy e)
sit → sitting
run → running
get → getting
Ale:
open → opening (bo akcent nie na końcu)
lie → lying
die → dying
To jest najważniejsza część: do czego realnie używamy tego czasu.
At 10 p.m., I was sleeping.
Yesterday at 5, she was driving to work.
I was cooking while he was cleaning.
They were studying while we were working.
I was walking home when it started raining.
She was talking on the phone when the doorbell rang.
The sun was shining, birds were singing, and people were smiling.
Używane, gdy chcemy podkreślić irytację.
He was always losing his keys.
She was always complaining.
while
when
as
at that moment
at 5 p.m.
all evening
the whole morning