6. Past Continuous

Tvorba

Ta čas tvorimo s pretekliško obliko glagola TO BE, torej z
WAS/WASN’T in WERE/WEREN’T + glagol s končnico –ING.

Trdilna oblika:

I
was
standing at the door and watching the people.
playing basketball all day long.
You
were
We
They
He
was
She
It

Nikalna oblika:

I
wasn't
standing at the door.
playing football al day long.
You

weren't

We
They
He
wasn't
She
It

Vprašalna oblika:

Was
I
standing at the door?
playing football al day long?
Were
you
we
they
Was
he
she
it

Raba:

1. Za nedovršena (dlje trajajoča) pretekla dejanja, ki so se vršila ob nekem preteklem trenutku:

At seven o’clock yesterday I was having breakfast.

2. Za dejanja, ki so se pravkar vršila, medtem ko se neko drugo dejanje zgodi:

I met him when he was crossing the street.

3. Za nedovršena (dlje trajajoča) pretekla dejanja v nekem daljšem časovnem obdobju:

Yesterday between eight and ten o’clock I was repairing my car.