Past Continuous

• Sada: She isn't doing her homework now.

• Tada: She wasn't doing her homework last night.

Mijenjamo vrijeme pomoćnog glagola TO BE; glavni glagol zadržava -ING.

WHILE znači dok. Često povezuje dvije ili više radnji koje su trajale u isto vrijeme u prošlosti.

While I was studying, my brother was playing video games. → Dok sam ja učio, moj brat je igrao igrice.

Past Continuous je prošlo trajno vrijeme. Naglašava da je radnja trajala u određeno vrijeme u prošlosti, odnosno njezin tijek. Past Simple označava radnju koja se dogodila ili završila.

I was watching TV at 5 o'clock yesterday. → Gledao/la sam TV jučer u 5 sati.

UNDERSTAND je glagol stanja; koristimo Past Simple.

• ✓ TOČNO: We understood the new lesson.

• ✗ NETOČNO: We were understanding the new lesson.

Koristimo samo zamjenice i ne ponavljamo glavni glagol.

• Was he reading? → Yes, he was. / No, he wasn't.

• Were they reading? → Yes, they were. / No, they weren't.

Oba izražavaju radnju koja traje, ali u različitom vremenu. Tvorba je TO BE + glagol-ING.

• Sada: AM / IS / ARE. I am watching a film now.

• Tada: WAS / WERE. I was watching a film yesterday at 6 p.m.

Dodajemo NOT: WAS NOT → WASN’T; WERE NOT → WEREN’T.

Subjekt + WASN’T / WEREN’T + glagol-ING.

• I wasn't studying all afternoon.

• We weren't studying all afternoon.

I/he/she/it → WASN’T; you/we/they → WEREN’T. Skraćene oblike koristimo u niječnim rečenicama; glavni glagol zadržava -ING.

WAS / WERE govori da je radnja u prošlosti, a nastavak -ING da je trajala. Pomoćni glagol nikada ne smijemo izostaviti. Potvrdni oblici WAS/WERE ne mogu se skraćivati.

Subjekt + WAS / WERE + glagol-ING.

• I / he / she / it → was; you / we / they → were.

• She was playing tennis at 4 p.m. yesterday.

• They were playing tennis at 4 p.m. yesterday.

Glagoli stanja opisuju stanje, a ne radnju. Koriste Past Simple, bez nastavka -ING, čak i kada se odnose na taj trenutak u prošlosti.

• At 8 o’clock last night → sinoć u 8 sati. I was watching TV at 8 o'clock last night.

• This time yesterday → u ovo doba jučer. This time yesterday, we were flying to London.

• Kod glagola na -E: write → writing.

• Kod kratkih glagola udvostručujemo zadnje slovo: run → running.

Određuju trenutak ili trajanje u prošlosti. Pomažu prepoznati Past Continuous, ali treba prepoznati tijek radnje, a ne samo signalne riječi.

Dužu radnju u Past Continuousu prekida kraća radnja u Past Simpleu. Često koristimo WHEN.

I was eating breakfast when the phone rang. → Jeo sam doručak kada je telefon zazvonio.

• Sada: Are they reading a book right now? → Yes, they are. / No, they aren't.

• Tada: Were they reading a book this time yesterday? → Yes, they were. / No, they weren't.

Kao kratki odgovor ne ponavljamo glavni glagol.

• ✓ TOČNO: Was he reading? → Yes, he was.

• ✗ NETOČNO kao kratki odgovor: Yes, he was reading.

All day znači cijeli dan, a all evening znači cijelu večer. Označavaju radnje koje su dulje trajale.

She was cleaning the house all day.

Koristimo inverziju: zamjenjujemo mjesta subjektu i glagolu TO BE.

WAS / WERE + subjekt + glagol-ING …?

• Was he reading?

• Were they reading?

U hrvatskom nemamo posebno glagolsko vrijeme koje odgovara Past Continuousu. Razliku izražavamo nesvršenim i svršenim glagolima.

Know, understand, remember, believe i think (smatrati).

• ✓ TOČNO: She knew the answer to the question.

• ✗ NETOČNO: She was knowing the answer to the question.

• Osjeti: see, hear, smell, taste.

• Pripadnost i posjedovanje: have (posjedovati), belong, own.

• ✓ TOČNO: They had a big flat in London.

• ✗ NETOČNO: They were having a big flat in London.

Traže određenu informaciju. Upitne riječi: WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHO, WHICH, WHY, HOW.

WH-riječ + WAS / WERE + subjekt + glavni glagol-ING.

• What was he doing at 5 p.m. yesterday? → He was working in the garage.

• Where were they going when you saw them? → They were going to the beach.

WH-riječ ide na prvo mjesto, a WAS/WERE ispred subjekta.

• Sada: What are you doing right now?

• Tada: What were you doing all evening?

Opisuje atmosferu i pozadinske radnje koje su trajale.

The sun was shining, the birds were singing and they were walking in the park.

Like, love, hate, prefer, want i need.

• ✓ TOČNO: The boy wanted a new dog.

• ✗ NETOČNO: The boy was wanting a new dog.