Past Tense

Timpul trecut in engleza

Past Tense Continuous: Forme
Afirmativ :
Formula: S + verbul To BE la past tense + verbul de conjugat + ING
Ex: I was reading the lesson when the teacher came in. Citeam
lectia cand a intrat profesoara.

Negativ :
Formula: S + verbul To BE la past tense la orma negativa + verbul de conjugat +
ING
Ex: They werent looking for Susan; they were looking for her sister. Ei
nu o cautau pe Susan, ei o cautau pe sora ei.
Interogativ :
FORMULA: !erbul To BE la past tense + S + verbul de conjugat + ING
Ex: Was he driving too fast when he had the accident Conducea el prea
repede cand a avut accidentul?
Functii
Trecutul simplu (Past Continuous Tense se foloseste pentru a e!prima :
actiune care se afla in desfasurare la un moment dat in trecut.
While wou were having a !ath" the #hone rang. $ In tim# ce faceai !aie a sunat telefonul.
actiune care continua de ceva vreme
%esterday I was &ogging in the #ark. $ Ieri" faceam &ogging in #ark.
actiune care are loc in acelasi timp cu o alta actiune in trecut
While I was reviewing the article my hus!and was watching his favourite tv show. $ In tim#
ce eu revi'uiam articolul sotul meu urmarea show(ul tv favorit.
un echivalent in trecut al prezentului continuu
They told us they were s#ending the night at Select. $ Ei ne(au s#us ca o sa(si #etreaca
noa#tea la Select.
)dver!e folosite cu *ast +ontinuous Tense: "#ile$ "#en $ all morning$ all nig#t$ as