Tvorenie
| Podmiet | Pomocné sloveso | Sloveso + -ing | Príklad |
|---|---|---|---|
| I / He / She / It | was | reading | I was reading when she called. |
| You / We / They | were | playing | They were playing football. |
Záporná veta: was/were + not + sloveso-ing
He was not listening.
Otázka: Was/Were + podmiet + sloveso-ing?
Were you sleeping?
Hlavné použitia
| Použitie | Príklad |
|---|---|
| Dej prebiehajúci v konkrétnom čase minulosti | At 8 pm I was having dinner. |
| Pozadie prerušené iným dejom | She was walking home when it started to rain. |
| Dva súčasné deje v minulosti | He was cooking while she was setting the table. |
Minulý priebehový vs. minulý jednoduchý
| Minulý priebehový | Minulý jednoduchý |
|---|---|
| I was watching TV… | …when my phone rang. |
| (dlhší dej v pozadí) | (krátky prerušujúci dej) |
Použi when + minulý jednoduchý pre prerušenie.
Použi while + minulý priebehový pre prebiehajúci dej.
Pravopis –ing
| Základné sloveso | Pravidlo | Tvar –ing |
|---|---|---|
| play | + -ing | playing |
| dance | vyrad -e, + -ing | dancing |
| sit | zdvoj záverečnú spoluhlásku, + -ing | sitting |
| run | zdvoj záverečnú spoluhlásku, + -ing | running |
Prax: policajná správa / svedecká výpoveď
"At approximately 9 pm, the witness was walking past the bank when she heard an alarm. Two men were running away from the entrance. A car was waiting at the corner with its engine on."
Prax: príbeh / úryvok z románu
The sun was setting over the mountains. The children were playing in the garden while their parents were having dinner on the terrace.
Cvičné príklady
Použi minulý priebehový: He (study) when I called him.
Zobraziť odpoveď
Urob otázku: They were sleeping at midnight.
Zobraziť odpoveď
Ktorý dej je pozadím? 'She was reading when the phone rang.'