Kors fuq il-past continuous (preterit kontinwu) - Preparazzjoni TOEIC®
❓ Il-kliem "preterit kontinwu" u "past continuous" jfissru l-istess ħaġa bl-Ingliż.
1. Formazzjoni tal-past continuous (jew preterit kontinwu)
| Frażijiet affermattivi | Frażijiet negattivi | Frażijiet interrogattivi |
|---|---|---|
| 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? |
- Għal frażijiet affermattivi, nużaw il-formola suġġett + was/were + -ing.
- Għal frażijiet negattivi, nużaw il-formola suġġett + was/were + not + -ing.
- Għal frażijiet interrogattivi, nużaw il-formola was/were + suġġett + -ing + ?.
Żbalji komuni
- Użu ta’ "were" mat-tielet persuna singular:
- Mhux korrett: We were reading a book.
- Korrett: We was reading a book.
2. Meta tuża l-past continuous (jew preterit kontinwu)?
2.1. Azjonijiet li kienu għaddejjin fil-passat
B’mod ġenerali, nużaw il-past continuous biex nitkellmu dwar azzjonijiet li kienu għaddejjin, f’mument speċifiku fil-passat.
- Ilbieraħ fit-8 PM, I was watching a movie.
2.2. Azjonijiet interrotti fil-passat
B’kontinwazzjoni tal-punt ta’ qabel, il-past continuous jintuża biex nirreferu għal azzjonijiet li kienu għaddejjin u ġew interrotti fil-passat.
- Ilbieraħ fit-8 PM, I was watching a movie when my friend called me.
Il-markaturi taż-żmien marbuta mal-past continuous
Espressjonijiet bħalma huma "while", "when", "at that moment" spiss jintużaw ma’ past continuous biex jindikaw meta jew kemm damet l-azzjoni.
- 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.
🎯 Parir: jekk fi frażi TOEIC® tara wieħed minn dawn il-markaturi taż-żmien segwit minn past simple (she met, rang, ...), tista’ tkun kważi ċert li t-tense użat huwa l-past continuous!
Hawn il-forma ġenerali:
- While *+ past continuous***,** past simple
- Past continuous, when past simple
- At that moment, past continuous
Konklużjoni
Fl-eżami TOEIC®, żgur issib mill-inqas ftit mistoqsijiet li jitloblek il-ħila tal-past continuous. Irridu niftakru li jintforma permezz ta’ was / were + ing, u jintuża biex nitkellmu dwar azzjoni li kienet għaddejja fil-passat.
Jekk tixtieq taqra korsijiet oħra dwar il-TOEIC®, nirrakkomandaw dawn l-artikli: