PAST CONTINUOUS

būtasis tęstinis laikas

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Austėja Maskoliūnaitė
 PAST CONTINUOUS
(Būtasis tęstinis laikas)

We use the PAST CONTINUOUS:

• For two or more simultaneous actions in the past. Bill
was listening to music while he was doing his homework.
• For an action which was in progress at a stated time in
the past. We don`t mention when the action started or
finished. At 7 o`clock last night I was watching TV.
• To describe the atmosphere, setting etc and to give
background information to a story. The dogs were
barking and the wind was blowing as we were walking
through the woods. The time expressions we use with the past
continuous are: while, when, as, all
morning/evening/day/week etc
PAST CONTINUOUS naudojamas su:
• Dviem ar daugiau veiksmais vykstančiais vienu metu
praeityje Bill was listening to music while he was doing his
homework.
• Veiksmais, kurie prasidėjo ir vyko praeityje nenurodant nei
pradžios nei pabaigos laiko aplinkybės At 7 o`clock last night I
was watching TV.
• Veiksmais, apibūdinančiais atmosferą, situaciją, nuotaiką ir
pan. pasakojant istoriją ar įvykį. The dogs were barking and
the wind was blowing as we were walking through the
woods.
The time expressions we use with the past
continuous are: while, when, as, all
morning/evening/day/week etc
 WAS / WERE + V I WAS READING A BOOK WHEN SHE COME
THEY WERE PLAYING FOOTBALL WHEN SHE COME.
+ ING

WAS / WERE I WAS NOT READING A BOOK WHEN SHE COME.

- + NOT + V THEY WERE NOT PLAYING FOOTBALL WHEN SHE

COME.
ING

WAS / WERE + V WERE YOU READING A BOOK WHEN SHE COME?

? ING