زمان گذشته استمراری یا past continuous با استفاده از ساختار زیر ساخته می شود.
was / were + verb (ing)
Example
I was working.
she was running.
It was climbing.
They were shopping.
حالت سوالی گذشته استمراری – past continuous
برای سوالی کردن گذشته استمراری مانند حال استمراری عمل می کنیم.
Example
Were you typing? yes, we were. No, we were not. ( weren’t )
Was she living in Paris?
Were they talking about exam?
Was he looking after?
منفی کردن گذشته استمراری
برای منفی کردن گذشته استمرای یا past continuous در انگلیسی کافی است be را با اضافه کردن not منفی کنیم.
Example
I was not playing ping pong.
He wasn’t watching TV last night.
They weren’t working here.
چه زمانی از گذشته استمراری استفاده می کنیم؟ ( کاربرد past continuous )
1. فعالیت هایی که در گذشته، قبل و بعد از کاری انجام شده است.
Example
My daughter was doing her homework when I arrived home.
The children were gunrunning when we ate dinner.
Dina was cleaning after I helped her.
این ساختار برای شروع قصه گویی بسیار رایج است.
Example
The other day I was cooking for lunch when…
Yesterday my parents and I were packing our suitcases up to travel, ….
2. فعالیت هایی که در گذشته، قبل و بعد از زمان مشخصی انجام شده است.
Example
It was at three o’clock. I was listening to music.
In the morning my friends were chatting together.
3. برای نشان دادن اتفاق و یا فعالیتی که به طور مستمر (ادامه دار) برای مدتی در گذشته انجام شده است.
Example
My tooth was aching.
My sisters were studying.
4. چیزی که بارها و بارها اتفاق افتاده.
Example
Tom was practicing every day, three times a day.
My cousins were always quarreling with their parents.
5. از گذشته استمراری برای فعل هایی که بزرگ شدن، رشد کردن و تغییر را نشان می دهد، استفاده کنید.
Example
Our kids were growing up quickly.
My hair was going white.
The city was changing quickly.
