Trecutul Continuu – timpurile in Engleza

Timpurile in limba Engleza – Past Continuous – Trecutul Continuu

In lectia noastra de astazi, vorbim despre Trecutul Continuu – unul dintre timpurile in Engleza, atat de importante pentru conversatie. Este usor de inteles pentru ca are loc in trecut si este in progres.

Pentru a exprima o actiune in progres in trecut, este nevoie sa stii Trecutul Continuu in Engleza. Este o actiune care se afla in desfasurare intr-un anumit moment sau perioda din trecut.

• Ce este Trecutul Continuu?
• Cum se formeaza Trecutul Continuu?
• Actiune in progres in trecut
• Actiune in progress intrecut, intrerupta de o alta actiune
• Cum inveti sa folosesti Past Continuous?

Pentru a invata sa vorbesti corect limba Engleza, este important sa stii timpurile in limba Engleza.

Formele trecutului Continuu

Ca in orice aspect continuu in limba Engleza, si aici, folosim verbul auxiliar ‘to be’ pentru a forma Past Continuous.

Daca la Present Continuous avem ‘to be‘ la Prezent, aici vom folosi ‘to be’ la trecut. Verbul +Ing ramane la fel. Nu se schimba. For example:

• I am doing my best. Fac tot ce pot. (Prezent Continuu)
• I was doing my best. Faceam to ce puteam. (Trecut Continuu)
• You are walking. Tu mergi. (acum) Prezent Continuu
• You were walking. Tu mergeai. (Trecut Continuu.)

Cum se formeaza trecutul continuu?

Formele trecutului continuu sunt: was/were+verb+ing

Forma Afirmativa si Interogativa la Trecutul Continuu

• I was doing – faceam         Afirmativ   I was not doing Forma  scurta. – I wasn’t doing.  Nu faceam.
• You were doing – faceai                      You were not doing  Forma scurta. You weren’t doing. Nu faceai.
• He was doing – facea                          He/She was not doing. Forma scurta. He/she wasn’t doing. Nu facea
• She was doing – facea
• We were doing – faceam                     We were not doing. Forma scurta  We weren’t doing. Nu faceam.
• You were doing – faceati                      You were not doing  Forma scurta. You weren’t doing. Nu faceati.
• They were doing – faceau.                   They were not doing. Forma scurta. They weren’t doing. Nu faceau.
• It was raining . Ploua. ( It se foloseste pentru lucruri si fenomene.)

Forma Interogativa Trecutul Continuu – timpurile in Engleza

• Was I walking? Mergeam?
• Were you walking? Mergeai?
• Was she/he walking? Mergea?
• Were we walking? Mergeam?
• Were you walking? Mergeati?
• Were they walking? Mergeau?  Were they walking to the train station? Mergeau la gara?

Forma Interogativ-negativa

• Wasn’t I walking? Nu mergeam?
• Weren’t you walking? Nu mergeai?
• Wasn’t she/he walking? Nu mergea?
• Weren’t we walking? Nu mergeam?
• Weren’t you walking? Nu mergeati?
• Weren’t they walking? Nu mergeau?  Weren’t they walking to the train station? Nu mergeau la gara?

Ce exprima Trecutul Continuu?

Asa cum poti intelege si din numele sau, exprima o actiune continua in trecut. Nu este nevoie sa stii perioada in care are loc actiunea. Este de ajuns sa stii ca aceasta se afla in desfasurare sau progress in trecut.

• What were you doing yesterday?  Ce faceai ieri?
• I was cleaning my room. Imi faceam curatenie in camera.

Ma intereseaza un anumit moment din trecut. Nu intreb:

• What did you do yesterday? Ce ai facut ieri?

Trecutul Continuu – actiune in desfasurare in trecut

Ma intereseaza progresul sau desfasurarea unei actiuni in trecut in raport cu o alta actiune sau moment.

• What were you doing at this time, yesterday? Ce faceai ieri pe vremea asta?
• What were you doing yesterday when I called you? Ce faceai ieri cand te-am sunat?

Nu conteaza cat de departe sau aproape in timp se afla acel moment din trecut fata de prezent.

• You were thinking about something else. You were not paying attention to me. What were you thinking about?

Te gandeai la altceva. Nu erai atent/a la mine. La ce te gandeai?

Trecutul Continuu – actiune continua intrerupta de actiune in trecut

Trecutul Continuu poate exprima o actiune in desfasurare in trecut, intrerupta la randul ei de o alta actiune in trecut. Avem Past Contnuous si Past Simple Tense. For example:

• I was coming home when I saw our friend. Veneam acasa cand am vazut pe prietenul nostru.
• She was having a bath when the phone rang. Ea facea baie cand a sunat telefonul.
• There were getting ready to leave when we arrived. Ei se pregateau sa plece cand am ajuns noi.

Pot folosi trecutul continuu, intrerupt de o actiune in trecut si la forma negativa.

• She wasn’t paying attention to the road when she collided with another car. Nu era atenta la drum cand s-a lovit de o alta masina.
• I wasn’t looking at you when you called me. Nu ma uitam la tine cand m-ai strigat.
• You weren’t doing anything when she walked in. Nu faceai nimic cand a intrat ea.

Pot folosi trecutul continuu, intrerupt de o alta actiune la trecut, la forma interogativa. For example:

• What were you doing when I called you? Ce faceai cand te-am chemat/ sunat?
• Who were you talking to when we saw you? Cu cine vorbeai/vorbeati cand te-am/v-am vazut?

Actiiuni in progres in trecut in acelasi timp

Pot folosi trecutul continuu pentru a exprima doua actiuni care aveau loc in acelasi timp in trecut. For example:

• She was reading while I was washing the car. Citea in timp ce eu spalam masina.
• He was playing the guitar while she was eating. El canta la chitara in tip ce ea manca.

Pot folosi si forma interogativa cu doua actiuni concomitente. For example:

• Was he really playing the guitar while she was eating? Chiar canta la chitara in timp ce ea manca?

Exemple cu Trecutul Continuu

Pentru a invata cum se foloseste Trecutul Continuu, este nevoie sa luam exemple si exercitii. Foloseste timpul Past Continuous in exercitii in scris si vorbit, in conversatie!

• Mark was playing the guitar that’s why he didn’t hear when she knocked at the door. Mark canta la chitara, deaceea nu a auzit cand ea a  batut la usa.

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