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Cum se formeaza
was/were + present participle
Cand se foloseste & Exemple
1.
pentru a exprima o actiune in progres la un anumit
moment din trecut
I remember that yesterday at 5 Pm I was watching
TV.
(Imi amintesc ca ieri la ora 5 pm, ma uitam la Tv.)
2.
pentru a arata ca o actiune trecuta a fost
intrerupta de o alta
I was playing a computer game when she
called.
(Ma jucam pe calculator cand ea a sunat.)
While we were having the picnic, it started
to rain.
(In timp ce eram la picnic, a inceput sa ploua.)
3. folosind "Past Continuous Tense" pentru
actiuni trecute sublinieaza ideea de paralelism,
simultaneitate (se cunoaste timpul)
Last evening at 5 Pm, I was studying while he
was making dinner.
(Seara trecuta, la ora 5 pm, eu invatam in timp ce
el pregatea cina.)
4. pentru a exprima iritarea vis-a-vis de actiuni
care se repetau in trecut
He was constantly/ always
coming late to the English class.
(Intotdeauna venea tarziu la ora de engleza.)
5. pentru a exprima conditionalul prezent ireal
continuu
What would you say if the boy were studying
now ? (Discutie intre parinti cand
se pregatesc sa intre in camera copiilor. Ei nu se
asteapta ca baiatul lor sa invete acum.)
(Ce ai spune daca baiatul ar invata acum?)
Exercitii
The
Past Continuous Tense - Exercitii
Traduceri explicate cu
timpurile verbelor la indicativ in engleza |
