Introducere

Trecutul continuu este folosit pentru a descrie o acțiune continuă din trecut (acțiunea începe și se termină în trecut).

Acțiunea poate fi întreruptă de o acțiune mai scurtă (trecutul simplu) sau de un moment specific, de exemplu:

• I	was preparing	dinner when he	arrived.
  	past continuous		past simple

  
  

• At 8am	yesterday I	was working.
  specific time		past continuous

Se pot descrie și două acțiuni continue care au loc în același timp, de exemplu:

• While he	was watching	television, his sisters	were doing	their homework.
  	past continuous		past continuous

Partea I - Forma afirmativă a trecutului continuu

Trecutul simplu conține
forma la trecut a verbului "to be" ("was", "were")
+ verbul principal cu terminația "ing’" (participiul prezent)

De exemplu:

• I He / She / It	was	playing	football.
  You We They	were

  
  

• I He / She / It	was	watching	television.
  You We They	were

  
  

• I He / She / It	was	reading	a book.
  You We They	were

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Exerciții

Completați propozițiile cu forma afirmativă corectă a trecutului continuu pentru verbele dintre paranteze.

• At 4am this morning, I . (sleep)
   
• She when the alarm started. (dream)
   
• They to London when the accident happened. (travel)
   
• We a film while they were making dinner. (watch)
   

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Partea a II-a - Forma negativă a trecutului continuu

Pentru a crea o propoziție la forma negativă, folosim "wasn't" ("was not") / "weren't" ("were not").

De exemplu:

• I He / She / It	wasn't	playing	football.
  You We They	weren't

  
  

• I He / She / It	wasn't	watching	television.
  You We They	weren't

  
  

• I He / She / It	wasn't	reading	a book.
  You We They	weren't

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Exerciții

Completați propozițiile cu forma negativă corectă a trecutului continuu pentru verbele dintre paranteze.

• We rice for the curry. (boil)
   
• He the house alone. (build)
   
• I the accident very well. (describe)
   
• The clothes very quickly. (dry)
   

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Partea a III-a - Forma interogativă a trecutului continuu

Pentru a formula întrebări plasăm "was" / "were" înaintea subiectului


De exemplu:

• Was	he	playing	football?
  Were	you

  
  

• Was	she	watching	television?
  Were	they

  
  

• Was

  the dog

  running?

  
  

• Were

  we

  being noisy?

Răspunsuri scurte

Yes,	I he / she / it	was.
No,	I he / she / it	wasn't.
Yes,	you we they	were.
No,	you we they	weren't.

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Exerciții

Completați propozițiile cu forma interogativă corectă a trecutului continuu pentru verbele dintre paranteze.

• you when I called? (bake)
   
• the pasta long enough? (boil)
   
• he you? (annoy)
   
• they the highest mountain? (climb)
   

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Exerciții suplimentare

Alegeți răspunsul corect dintre a, b, c sau d.

• The teacher ____ exam papers for 5 hours.


were correcting was correcting was corrected weren't correcting



• They ____ the man with a blanket when the doctor arrived.


was covering wasn't covering were covering were they covering



• ____ the street when the accident happened?


Were you crossing Was they crossing He were crossing You wasn't crossing



• ____ crying for the whole film?


Was they They was Was she Were she



• They ____ the accident.


wasn't discussing was discussing were they discussing weren't discussing 



• He ____ more than her.


weren't earning wasn't earning were earning are earning

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Aspect lingvistic de nivel intermediar

Trecutul continuu este considerat un timp narativ și poate fi utilizat pentru a crea sau a descrie atmosfera dintr-un anumit moment din trecut sau pentru a povesti o întâmplare.

De exemplu:

• When she arrived home, everyone was shouting, the baby was crying, the dogs were barking, and outside it was raining heavily.

Trecutul continuu poate fi folosit pentru a exprima o acțiune repetată și deranjantă din trecut, folosing “always” sau “constantly”.

De exemplu:

• She was always looking at herself in the mirror.
• The dogs were constantly barking.