Past Continuous Tense genel kural olarak geçmişte olmuş ve içinde süreklilik olan durumları belirtmek için kullanılır.
Olumlu | I/He/She/It + was + Ving |
You/We/They + were + Ving | |
Olumsuz | I/He/She/It + was + not + Ving |
You/We/They + were + not + Ving | |
Soru | Was + I/He/She/It + Ving |
Were + You/We/They + Ving |
Örnek | Kısa Hali | |
+ |
I was reading. | –– |
They were reading. | –– | |
− |
He was not reading. | He wasn't reading. |
We were not reading. | We weren't reading. | |
?+ |
Was she reading? | –– |
Were you reading? | –– | |
?- |
Was he not reading? | Wasn't he reading? |
Were we not reading? | Weren't we reading? |
• He was looking for his keys.
› Anahtarlarını arıyordu.
• He was writing an article last night.
› Geçen gece bir makale yazıyordu.
• He went out when they were talking.
› Onlar konuşurken dışarı çıktı.
• When I got up, the sun was rising.
› Kalktığımda güneş doğuyordu.
• He was watching TV when I was reading a book.
› Ben kitap okurken, o televizyon seyrediyordu.
• She was dressing while I was waiting.
› Ben beklerken o giyiniyordu.
• The city was changing quickly.
› Şehir hızla değişiyordu.
• My English was improving.
› İngilizcem gelişiyordu.
• They were always quarreling.
› Her zaman kavga ediyorlardı.
• She was doing yoga every day.
› Her gün yoga yapıyordu.
✗ I was knowing him.
✓ I knew him.
› Onu tanıyordum/tanırdım.
✗ I was wanting to be a doctor.
✓ I wanted to be a doctor.
› Doktor olmak istedim/istiyordum.
• He was reading a book.
› Bir kitap okuyordu.
• What were you doing last night?
› Dün gece ne yapıyordun?
• He was writing an article yesterday.
› Dün bir makale yazıyordu.
• Last night at 8 PM, I was having dinner.
› Dün akşam saat 20.00'de yemek yiyordum.
• He was waiting at home for hours.
› Evde, saatlerdir bekliyordu.
• She was doing yoga every day.
› Her gün yoga yapıyordu.
• The economy was improving quickly.
› Ekonomi hızla düzeliyordu.
• We were always swimming in the lake.
› Hep gölde yüzüyorduk.
• It was raining when you called me.
› Beni aradığında yağmur yağıyordu.
• You were sleeping when I got home.
› Eve geldiğimde uyuyordun.
• While we were walking outside, it started to rain.
› Biz dışarıda dolaşırken yağmur yağmaya başladı.
• I was listening to music, so I didn't hear the alarm.
› Müzik dinliyordum, bu yüzden alarmı duymadım.
• They were talking the whole time they were together.
› Birlikte oldukları süre boyunca konuşuyorlardı.
• This time last year I was living in Paris.
› Geçen yıl bu zamanlar Paris'te yaşıyordum.
• I saw you yesterday. You were walking in the park.
› Dün seni gördüm. Parkta yürüyordun.
• It was a summer day. The children were playing in the garden.
› Bir yaz günüydü. Çocuklar bahçede oynuyorlardı.
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