1. Past Continuous
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2. schema Afirmativ: S + was/were + V-ing…
Negativ: S + was/were + not + V-ing…
Interogativ: Was/were + S + V-ing…?
Nota:
I, he, she, it was; was not = wasn’t
you,we, they were were not = weren’t

3. utilizare
Past Continuous exprima actiuni aflate in desfasurare intr-o perioada din trecut.
Este corespondentul imperfectului din limba romana.
Expresii specifice:
(at) this time yesterday = ieri pe vremea asta
from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. = de la 8 dimineata la 7 seara (considerand o perioada trecuta)
between 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. = intre 8 dimineata si 7 seara (considerand o perioada trecuta)

4. Exemple de propozitii Ma uitam la TV ieri pe vremea asta.
I was watching TV at this time yesterday.
Nu ma uitam la TV aseara de la 6 la 7.
I wasn’t watching TV from 6 to 7 last night.
Va uitati la TV cand am sunat?
Were you watching TV when I phoned?
Afirmativ: S + was/were + V-ing …
Negativ: S + was/were + not + V-ing…
Interogativ: Was/were + S + V-ing…?

5. Atentie!
Chiar daca situatia comunicata cere un Past Continuous, totusi, daca verbul are restrictie la un timp continuu, atunci se pune Past Simple.

6. Verbe care NU pot fi folosite la un timp continuu
Verbele de perceptie (to see, to taste, to smell, to hear etc.)
Alte verbe ca: to be, to have, to think, to believe, to love, to like, to hate, to know,to understand, to want, to prefer, to mean, to seem, to belong, to remember…etc.
pentru detalii vezi prezentarea Present Simple/Continuous (diferente)

7. exemplu Eram acolo cand s-a intamplat. I was there when it happened.
Observatie:
Actiunea “a fi” este in desfasurare in momentul cand ceva “s-a intamplat”, insa NU putem folosi Past Continuous pentru ca verbul “to be” NU poate fi folosit la un timp continuu.