Trecutul (Simplu) Continuu - The Past Tense Continuous

Forma:  Subiect + was/were + present participle

Il utilizam:

 1. pentru a exprima o actiune in progres la un anumit moment din trecut

I remember that yesterday at 7 Pm I was listening to that song.

(Imi amintesc ca ieri la ora 7 pm, ascultam acea piesa.)

2. pentru a arata ca o actiune trecuta a fost intrerupta de o alta

I was painting the the room when I suddenly fell off the leader.

(Vopseam camera cand dintr-o data am cazut de pe scara.)

While I was singing the song, the glass broke.

(In timp ce cantam piesa, paharul s-a spart.)

3. folosind "Past Continuous Tense" pentru actiuni trecute care sublinieaza ideea de paralelism, simultaneitate (se cunoaste timpul)

Last evening at 7 Pm, I was reading while he was making dinner.

(Seara trecuta, la ora 7 pm, eu citeam in timp ce el pregatea cina.)

4. pentru a exprima iritarea vis-a-vis de actiuni care se repetau in trecut

He was constantly/ always lying his English teacher.

(El isi mintea intotdeauna profesoara de Engleza.)

5. pentru a exprima conditionalul prezentului improbabil continuu

What would you say if the boy was sleeping now ?  (Discutie intre parinti cand se pregatesc sa intre in camera copiilor. Ei nu se asteapta ca baiatul lor sa doarma acum.)

(Ce ai spune daca baiatul ar dormi acum?)