Past Continuous

​Czas Past Continuous opisuje czynności i zdarzenia mające miejsce w przeszłości, które rozpoczęły się w przeszłości i jeszcze trwają w momencie, gdy o nich mówimy. Innymi słowy, wyraża czynności nieukończone w przeszłości.

• czynności i sytuacje trwające w przeszłości, w określonym czasie

I was writing an article yestarday at 6.

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• ​czynności, które trwały, gdy wydarzyło się coś innego (w zdaniu łączymy czas Past Continuous i Past Simple

I was having a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang.

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• ​narracja, która opisuje tło dla głównych wydarzeń

The sun was shining and the birds were singing.

Podmiot + was/were + czasownik (z końcówką „ing”) + reszta zdania

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​I was watching TV at 6 o'clock.

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I was

you were

she was

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he was

we were

they were

• Yesterday at about eight we were listening to music.

• I was working in London this time last year.

• She was watching TV all day yesterday.​

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I was

you were

she was

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he was

we were

they were

podmiot + wasn't/weren't + czasownik z końcówką "ing"

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​I wasn't playing a game.

They weren’t playing basketball at 7 on Saturday.

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He wasn’t working.

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I wasn’t lying when they asked me.

Was/were + podmiot +czasownik z końcówką "ing"

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Were you dancing all night?

Were you learning English yesterday?

Were they waiting for for the bus?

Was he writing the book?

Where was he working?

What were they playing?

What were you doing when I called you?