PAST CONTINUOUS = w trakcie
PAST SIMPLE = przerwanie / punkt
PC + WHEN + PS
I was sleeping when the phone rang.
when + PS + PC
When the phone rang, I was sleeping.
while + PC + PC
While I was cooking, he was cleaning.
PS ≠ PC
(krótko vs długo → akcja vs tło)
To najważniejszy i najczęściej używany układ czasów w języku angielskim.
Fundament:
PAST CONTINUOUS = długie tło
PAST SIMPLE = krótka akcja, która przerywa tło
Albo:
CO SIĘ DZIAŁO (PC) ← przerwane przez → CO SIĘ STAŁO (PS)
PAST CONTINUOUS = czynność w trakcie
PAST SIMPLE = nagła, zakończona akcja
Schemat:
➡ was/were + verb+ing (tło)
➡ II forma (przerwanie)
To jest absolutny fundament, 90% użycia.
past continuous (długie) WHEN past simple (krótkie)
I was sleeping when the phone rang.
She was cooking when the guests arrived.
They were driving when the car broke down.
We were talking when the teacher came in.
Innymi słowy:
dłuższa czynność – PC
krótka, nagła akcja – PS
When past simple (krótkie), past continuous (długie)
When the phone rang, I was sleeping.
When he called, I was walking home.
Zmienia się kolejność zdań, ale chronologia jest identyczna.
I watched TV when she called.
→ brzmi tak, jakbyś zaczął oglądać TV po jej telefonie.
I was watching TV when she called.
(ona przerwała oglądanie)
when
while
as
while + PC, when + PS
While I was working, she called.
While they were driving, the engine broke.
as + PC + PS
As I was leaving, he arrived.
I was cooking while he was cleaning.
→ dwie długie czynności równocześnie
→ brak PS = brak przerwania
❌ I was saw him.
✔ I saw him.
❌ I was watch TV when she called.
✔ I was watching TV when she called.
❌ She called when I watched TV.
✔ She called when I was watching TV.
❌ When I was arrived, she was leaving.
✔ When I arrived, she was leaving.
❌ While I worked, he came in.
✔ While I was working, he came in.