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PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Affirmative Negative Question

I was selling flowers. I was not selling flowers. Was I selling flowers?
You were watching TV. You were not watching TV. Were you watching TV?
He was laughing at us. He was not laughing at us. Was he laughing at us?
She was talking loudly. She was not talking loudly. Was she talking loudly?
It was snowing. It was not snowing. Was it snowing?
We were exercising. We were not exercising. Were we exercising?
You were diving into the sea. You were not diving into the sea. Were you diving into the sea?
They were eating oranges. They were not eating oranges. Were they eating oranges?

Short answers

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

TIME EXPRESSIONS USED IN PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

at 3 o’clock yesterday
at 10 o’clock last night
while
as
just as
when

USE OF PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

• Geçmişte belli bir zaman diliminde devam etmiş ve sona ermiş eylemleri ifade eder.

This time last summer, I was sailing to the Prince Islands.

The inspector asked him what he was doing at 9 o’clock the previous night.

• Geçmişte başka bir eylemin olduğu sırada devam etmekte olan ya da aynı anda devam eden iki
eylemden söz ederken kullanılır.

He hurt his leg while he was skating on the ice.

Just as we were discussing the problem, she started to cry.
The doctor was trying to calm down the little boy while his parents were waiting outside.

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