Tečaj o past continuous (pretežitom kontinuiranom) - Priprema za TOEIC®
❓ Riječi pretežiti kontinuirani i past continuous znače isto na engleskom jeziku.
1. Tvorba past continuous (ili pretežiti kontinuirani)
| Potvrdne rečenice | Negativne rečenice | Upitne rečenice |
|---|---|---|
| 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? |
- Za potvrdne rečenice koristi se oblik subjekt + was/were + -ing.
- Za negativne rečenice koristi se oblik subjekt + was/were + not + -ing.
- Za upitne rečenice koristi se oblik was/were + subjekt + -ing + ?.
Uobičajene greške
- Korištenje "were" u trećem licu jednine:
- Neispravno: We were reading a book.
- Ispravno: We was reading a book.
2. Kada koristiti past continuous (ili pretežiti kontinuirani)?
2.1. Radnje koje su bile u tijeku u prošlosti
Općenito, past continuous koristi se za opisivanje radnji koje su bile u tijeku u određenom trenutku u prošlosti.
- Yesterday at 8 PM, I was watching a movie.
2.2. Radnje prekinute u prošlosti
U nastavku prethodne točke, past continuous se koristi za opis radnji koje su bile u tijeku, a koje su prekinute u prošlosti.
- Yesterday at 8 PM, I was watching a movie when my friend called me.
Vremenski markeri povezani s past continuous
Izrazi poput "while", "when", "at that moment" često se koriste uz past continuous kako bi označili kada ili koliko dugo je neka radnja trajala.
- 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.
🎯 Savjet: Ako u TOEIC® rečenici primijetite jedan od ovih vremenskih markera praćen past simple vremenom (she met, rang, ...), gotovo sigurno se koristi past continuous!
Evo općenitijeg oblika:
- While *+ past continuous***,** past simple
- Past continuous, when past simple
- At that moment, past continuous
Zaključak
Na TOEIC® ispitu ćete sigurno naići na nekoliko pitanja koja zahtijevaju poznavanje past continuous vremena. Važno je zapamtiti da se gradi pomoću was / were + ing, te da se koristi za opis radnje u tijeku u prošlosti.
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