ساختار زمان گذسته استمراري :
ساختار اين زمان به شکل زير مي باشد:
subject | + | auxiliary verb (BE) | + | main verb |
conjugated in simple past tense صرف فعل در زمان گذشته ساده | present participle | |||
was were | base + ing |
در زمان گذشته استمراري براي استفاده از جملات منفي بين فعل کمکي و فعل اصلي not اضافه مي کنيم. براي جملات سوالي نيز جاي فاعل و فعل کمکي را عوض مي نماييم. به مثال هاي زير توجه کنيد:
subject | auxiliary verb | main verb | |||
+ | I | was | watching | TV. | |
+ | You | were | working | hard. | |
– | He, she, it | was | not | helping | Mary. |
– | We | were | not | joking. | |
? | Were | you | being | silly? | |
? | Were | they | playing | football? |