Past continuous (kestev minevik) kursus - TOEIC® eksami ettevalmistus
❓ Sõnad prétérit continu ja past continuous tähendavad inglise keeles sama.
1. Past continuous (või kestev minevik) moodustamine
| Kinnitavad laused | Eitavad laused | Küsimused |
|---|---|---|
| I was reading | I was not (wasn't) reading | Was I reading? |
| You were reading | You were not (weren’t) reading | Were you reading? |
| He/She/It was reading | He/She/It was not (wasn’t) reading | Was he/she/it reading? |
| We were reading | We were not (weren’t) reading | Were we reading? |
| You were reading | You were not (weren’t) reading | Were you reading? |
| They were reading | They were not (weren’t) reading | Were they reading? |
- Kinnitavates lausetes kasutatakse vormi aluseks + was/were + -ing.
- Eitavates lausetes kasutatakse vormi aluseks + was/were + not + -ing.
- Küsimustes kasutatakse vormi was/were + aluseks + -ing + ?.
Levinumad vead
- „Were" kasutamine ainsuse kolmandas isikus:
- Vale: We were reading a book.
- Õige: We was reading a book.
2. Millal kasutada past continuous (või kestvat minevikku)?
2.1. Toimuvad tegevused minevikus
Üldiselt kasutatakse past continuous ajavormi, et rääkida tegevustest, mis olid toimumas mingil kindlal hetkel minevikus.
- Yesterday at 8 PM, I was watching a movie.
2.2. Katkestatud tegevused minevikus
Eelneva punkti jätkuna kasutatakse past continuous ajavormi tegevuste puhul, mis olid toimumas, kuid mille katkestas mingi teine tegevus minevikus.
- Yesterday at 8 PM, I was watching a movie when my friend called me.
Past continuous ajavormiga seotud ajamäärused
Väljendid nagu "while", "when", "at that moment" kasutatakse sageli koos past continuous ajavormiga, et näidata, millal või kui kaua mingi tegevus toimus.
- While she was waiting for the bus, she met an old friend.
- Josephine was writing on the whiteboard when her phone rang.
- At that moment, Josephine was writing on the whiteboard.
🎯 Näpunäide: Kui näed TOEIC® lauses mõnda neist ajamäärustest, millele järgneb Past Simple (she met, rang, ...), võid peaaegu kindel olla, et kasutatud ajavorm on past continuous!
Siin on üldine vorm:
- While + past continuous, past simple
- Past continuous, when past simple
- At that moment, past continuous
Kokkuvõte
TOEIC® eksamil kohtad kindlasti mõnda küsimust, mis nõuab past continuous ajavormi valdamist. Pea meeles, et selle ajavormi moodustamiseks kasutatakse was / were + ing ning seda kasutatakse tegevuste kirjeldamiseks, mis toimusid minevikus.
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