Past Continuous Tense Nedir?
Merhaba arkadaşlar, bugün İngilizcede past continuous tense konusunu ele alacağız. Past continuous tense nedir? Past continuous tense, Türkçede geçmişte devam eden eylemleri anlatmak için kullanılan bir zaman dilimidir. Bu zaman dilimini öğrenmeye ne dersiniz? Hadi başlayalım!
Past Continuous Tense Nasıl Oluşturulur?
Past continuous tense, was/were + V-ing şeklinde oluşturulur. Yani eylemin -ing takısı alması ve yardımcı fiilin was veya were olması gerekir. Was, tekil özneler için (I, he, she, it) kullanılırken, were çoğul özneler için (you, we, they) kullanılır. Örnekler:
- I was reading a book when you called me. (Sen beni aradığında bir kitap okuyordum.)
- They were playing soccer in the park yesterday. (Dün parkta futbol oynuyorlardı.)
- She was studying for the exam all night. (Bütün gece sınava çalışıyordu.)
Past Continuous Tense Ne Zaman Kullanılır?
Past continuous tense, genellikle geçmişte belirli bir zamanda devam eden eylemleri anlatmak için kullanılır. Bu belirli zaman, geçmişteki bir saat, gün, ay veya yıl olabilir. Ayrıca past continuous tense, geçmişte devam eden bir eylemi kesintiye uğratan başka bir eylemi anlatmak için de kullanılır. Bu durumda past simple tense ile birlikte kullanılır ve cümlede when veya while gibi bağlaçlar bulunur. Örnekler:
- He was sleeping at 10 o’clock last night. (Geçen gece saat 10’da uyuyordu.)
- She was watching TV when the phone rang. (Telefon çaldığında televizyon izliyordu.)
- They were having dinner while it was raining outside. (Dışarıda yağmur yağarken akşam yemeği yiyorlardı.)
Past Continuous Tense ile Diğer Zamanlar Arasındaki Farklar
Past continuous tense ile diğer zamanlar arasındaki farkları anlamak için aşağıdaki tabloya bakabilirsiniz.
| Zaman | Örnek Cümle | Anlam |
|---|---|---|
| Past simple tense | I played soccer yesterday. | Dün futbol oynadım. (Eylem geçmişte tamamen bitti.) |
| Past continuous tense | I was playing soccer yesterday. | Dün futbol oynuyordum. (Eylem geçmişte belirli bir zamanda devam ediyordu.) |
| Present simple tense | I play soccer every day. | Her gün futbol oynarım. (Eylem genel bir gerçek veya alışkanlık.) |
| Present continuous tense | I am playing soccer now. | Şimdi futbol oynuyorum. (Eylem şu anda devam ediyor.) |
Past Continuous Tense Test
Aşağıdaki test sorularını çözerek past continuous tense konusunu pekiştirebilirsiniz.
1) She _ (cook) when the doorbell _ (ring).
a) cooked / rang
b) was cooking / rang
c) cooked / was ringing
d) was cooking / was ringing
2) They _ (walk) in the park when it _ (start) to rain.
a) walked / started
b) were walking / started
c) walked / was starting
d) were walking / was starting
3) He _ (work) in the office at 3 o’clock yesterday.
a) worked
b) was working
c) works
d) is working
4) She _ (listen) to music while she _ (do) her homework.
a) listened / did
b) was listening / did
c) listened / was doing
d) was listening / was doing
5) I _ (meet) him when I _ (travel) to London last year.
a) met / travelled
b) was meeting / travelled
c) met / was travelling
d) was meeting / was travelling
6) They _ (not watch) TV when I _ (visit) them.
a) didn’t watch / visited
b) weren’t watching / visited
c) didn’t watch / was visiting
d) weren’t watching / was visiting
7) He _ (write) a letter when his computer _ (crash).
a) wrote / crashed
b) was writing / crashed
c) wrote / was crashing
d) was writing / was crashing
8) She _ (sing) in the shower when her phone _ (ring).
a) sang / rang
b) was singing / rang
c) sang / was ringing
d) was singing / was ringing
9) They _ (talk) on the phone when the power _ (go out).
a) talked / went out
b) were talking / went out
c) talked / was going out
d) were talking / was going out
10) I _ (not study) when you _ (call).
a) didn’t study / called
b) wasn’t studying / called
c) didn’t study / were calling
d) wasn’t studying / were calling
Doğru Cevaplar:
| 1 | B |
| 2 | B |
| 3 | B |
| 4 | D |
| 5 | C |
| 6 | B |
| 7 | B |
| 8 | B |
| 9 | B |
| 10 | B |
Umarım bu yazı past continuous tense konusunu anlamanıza yardımcı olmuştur. Bir sonraki yazımızda görüşmek üzere!