Past continuous (préteritas tęstinis) kursas - TOEIC® pasirengimas
❓ Žodžiai «prétérit continu» ir «past continuous» anglų kalboje reiškia tą patį.
1. Past continuous (arba prétérit tęstinio) formavimas
| Teigiami sakiniai | Neigiami sakiniai | Klausiamieji sakiniai |
|---|---|---|
| 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? |
- Teigiamiems sakiniams naudojama forma subject + was/were + -ing.
- Neigiamiems sakiniams naudojama forma subject + was/were + not + -ing.
- Klausiamiesiems sakiniams naudojama forma was/were + subject + -ing + ?.
Dažnos klaidos
- Trečio asmens vienaskaitoje naudojamas "were":
- Netaisyklinga: We were reading a book.
- Taisyklinga: We was reading a book.
2. Kada vartojamas past continuous (arba prétérit tęstinis)?
2.1. Veiksmai, vykę praeityje
Past continuous dažniausiai vartojamas kalbant apie veiksmus, kurie buvo vykdomi tam tikru konkrečiu praeities momentu.
- Yesterday at 8 PM, I was watching a movie.
2.2. Veiksmai, kurie buvo nutraukti praeityje
Pagal ankstesnį punktą, past continuous naudojamas kalbant apie veiksmus, kurie buvo tęsiami ir buvo nutraukti praeityje.
- Yesterday at 8 PM, I was watching a movie when my friend called me.
Past continuous laiko žymekliai
Tokios išraiškos kaip „while", „when“, „at that moment“ dažnai vartojamos su past continuous, nurodant kada arba kiek laiko veiksmas vyko.
- 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.
🎯 Patarimas: jei TOEIC® sakinyje matote vieną iš šių laiko žymeklių, po kurio eina paprastas praeities laikas (she met, rang, ...), galite beveik būti tikri, kad naudojamas past continuous!
Štai bendresnė forma:
- While \+ past continuous**\,** past simple
- Past continuous, when past simple
- At that moment, past continuous
Išvada
TOEIC® egzamine rasite bent kelis klausimus, kuriuose reikės mokėti past continuous laiką. Svarbu prisiminti, kad jis sudaromas su was / were + ing ir vartojamas kalbant apie veiksmą, kuris vyko praeityje.
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