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<blockquote data-quote="Fırat" data-source="post: 1995" data-attributes="member: 34"><p><span style="color: seagreen"><span style="font-size: 12px">How do we make the Past Continuous Tense?</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: red"><strong>I was singing.</strong></span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://forum.akademikpersonel.org/firat/Grammer/Past%20Continuous%20Tense/Past%20Continuous%20Tense.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>For negative sentences in the past continuous tense, we insert <strong>not </strong>between the auxiliary verb and main verb. For question sentences, we exchange the <strong>subject </strong>and <strong>auxiliary verb</strong>. Look at these example sentences with the past continuous tense:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://forum.akademikpersonel.org/firat/Grammer/Past%20Continuous%20Tense/Past%20Continuous%20Tense%202.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><span style="color: seagreen"><span style="font-size: 12px">How do we use the Past Continuous Tense?</span></span></p><p></p><p>The past continuous tense expresses action at a <strong>particular moment</strong> in the past. The action started before that moment but has not finished at that moment. For example, yesterday I watched a film on TV. The film started at 7pm and finished at 9pm.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://forum.akademikpersonel.org/firat/Grammer/Past%20Continuous%20Tense/Past%20Continuous%20Tense%203.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>When we use the past continuous tense, our listener usually knows or understands what time we are talking about. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">Look at these examples:</span></p><p></p><p> * I <strong>was working</strong> at 10pm last night.</p><p> * They <strong>were</strong> not <strong>playing </strong>football at 9am this morning.</p><p> * What <strong>were </strong>you <strong>doing </strong>at 10pm last night?</p><p> * What <strong>were </strong>you <strong>doing </strong>when he arrived?</p><p> * She <strong>was cooking </strong>when I telephoned her.</p><p> * We <strong>were having</strong> dinner when it started to rain.</p><p> * Ram went home early because it <strong>was snowing</strong>.</p><p></p><p>We often use the past continuous tense to "set the scene" in stories. We use it to describe the background situation at the moment when the action begins. Often, the story starts with the past continuous tense and then moves into the simple past tense. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">Here is an example:</span></p><p></p><p> " James Bond <strong>was driving</strong> through town. It <strong>was raining</strong>. The wind <strong>was blowing</strong> hard. Nobody <strong>was walking</strong> in the streets. Suddenly, Bond saw the killer in a telephone box..."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: seagreen"><span style="font-size: 12px">Past Continuous Tense + Simple Past Tense</span></span></p><p></p><p>We often use the past continuous tense with the simple past tense. We use the past continuous tense to express a <strong>long </strong>action. And we use the simple past tense to express a <strong>short </strong>action that happens <strong>in the middle</strong> of the long action. We can join the two ideas with <strong>when </strong>or <strong>while</strong>.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">In the following example, we have two actions:</span></p><p></p><p> 1. long action (watching TV), expressed with past continuous tense</p><p> 2. short action (telephoned), expressed with simple past tense</p><p></p><p><img src="http://forum.akademikpersonel.org/firat/Grammer/Past Continuous Tense/Past Continuous Tense 4.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><span style="color: seagreen">We can join these two actions with <strong>when</strong>:</span></p><p></p><p> * I was watching TV <strong>when </strong>you telephoned.</p><p></p><p>(Notice that "when you telephoned" is also a way of defining the time [8pm].)</p><p></p><p><strong>We use:</strong></p><p></p><p> * <strong>when + short action</strong> (simple past tense)</p><p> *<strong> while + long action </strong>(past continuous tense)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: seagreen">There are four basic combinations:</span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://forum.akademikpersonel.org/firat/Grammer/Past%20Continuous%20Tense/Past%20Continuous%20Tense%205.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Notice that the <strong>long action</strong> and <strong>short action</strong> are relative.</p><p></p><p> * "Watching TV" took a few hours. "Telephoned" took a few seconds.</p><p> * "Walking past the car" took a few seconds. "Exploded" took a few milliseconds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fırat, post: 1995, member: 34"] [COLOR="seagreen"][SIZE="3"]How do we make the Past Continuous Tense?[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR="red"][B]I was singing.[/B][/COLOR] [IMG]http://forum.akademikpersonel.org/firat/Grammer/Past%20Continuous%20Tense/Past%20Continuous%20Tense.gif[/IMG] For negative sentences in the past continuous tense, we insert [B]not [/B]between the auxiliary verb and main verb. For question sentences, we exchange the [B]subject [/B]and [B]auxiliary verb[/B]. Look at these example sentences with the past continuous tense: [IMG]http://forum.akademikpersonel.org/firat/Grammer/Past%20Continuous%20Tense/Past%20Continuous%20Tense%202.gif[/IMG] [COLOR="seagreen"][SIZE="3"]How do we use the Past Continuous Tense?[/SIZE][/COLOR] The past continuous tense expresses action at a [B]particular moment[/B] in the past. The action started before that moment but has not finished at that moment. For example, yesterday I watched a film on TV. The film started at 7pm and finished at 9pm. [IMG]http://forum.akademikpersonel.org/firat/Grammer/Past%20Continuous%20Tense/Past%20Continuous%20Tense%203.gif[/IMG] When we use the past continuous tense, our listener usually knows or understands what time we are talking about. [COLOR="red"]Look at these examples:[/COLOR] * I [B]was working[/B] at 10pm last night. * They [B]were[/B] not [B]playing [/B]football at 9am this morning. * What [B]were [/B]you [B]doing [/B]at 10pm last night? * What [B]were [/B]you [B]doing [/B]when he arrived? * She [B]was cooking [/B]when I telephoned her. * We [B]were having[/B] dinner when it started to rain. * Ram went home early because it [B]was snowing[/B]. We often use the past continuous tense to "set the scene" in stories. We use it to describe the background situation at the moment when the action begins. Often, the story starts with the past continuous tense and then moves into the simple past tense. [COLOR="red"]Here is an example:[/COLOR] " James Bond [B]was driving[/B] through town. It [B]was raining[/B]. The wind [B]was blowing[/B] hard. Nobody [B]was walking[/B] in the streets. Suddenly, Bond saw the killer in a telephone box..." [COLOR="seagreen"][SIZE="3"]Past Continuous Tense + Simple Past Tense[/SIZE][/COLOR] We often use the past continuous tense with the simple past tense. We use the past continuous tense to express a [B]long [/B]action. And we use the simple past tense to express a [B]short [/B]action that happens [B]in the middle[/B] of the long action. We can join the two ideas with [B]when [/B]or [B]while[/B]. [COLOR="red"]In the following example, we have two actions:[/COLOR] 1. long action (watching TV), expressed with past continuous tense 2. short action (telephoned), expressed with simple past tense [IMG]http://forum.akademikpersonel.org/firat/Grammer/Past Continuous Tense/Past Continuous Tense 4.gif[/IMG] [COLOR="seagreen"]We can join these two actions with [B]when[/B]:[/COLOR] * I was watching TV [B]when [/B]you telephoned. (Notice that "when you telephoned" is also a way of defining the time [8pm].) [B]We use:[/B] * [B]when + short action[/B] (simple past tense) *[B] while + long action [/B](past continuous tense) [COLOR="seagreen"]There are four basic combinations:[/COLOR] [IMG]http://forum.akademikpersonel.org/firat/Grammer/Past%20Continuous%20Tense/Past%20Continuous%20Tense%205.gif[/IMG] Notice that the [B]long action[/B] and [B]short action[/B] are relative. * "Watching TV" took a few hours. "Telephoned" took a few seconds. * "Walking past the car" took a few seconds. "Exploded" took a few milliseconds. [/QUOTE]
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