******************************* * The Past Tense Continuous * ******************************* Forma: Verb"to

******************************* * THE PAST TENSE CONTINUOUS * ******************************* Forma: verb"to be" (past tense)

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verb conj (prezent)

+ -ing

Utilizare: 1.Pentru a exprima o actiune in progres la un moment determinat din trecut: I remeber that at 8 o'clock my brother was watching TV. 2.Pentru a indica c� o actiune era in desf�surare(ca fundal) la un moment de timp c�nd altceva mult mai important avea loc : While Mary was crossing the road yesterday, she saw a flying saucer in the sky. 3.Pentru a ar�ta c� dou� sau mai multe actiuni erau in desf�surare in acelasi moment in trecut: While mother was cooking,father was reading a newspaperand the kittens were playing on the carpet. 4.In vorbirea indirect�, pentru a exprima forma prezentului continuu din vorbirea indirect�: "My doll is sleeping now," little Kate explained. Little Kate expalined that her doll was sleeping then. 5.Pentru a exprima un aranjament viitor vazut dintr-un moment din trecut: Our neighbours did not come to our place that evning because they were taking the night train to London. 6.Impreun� cu adverbul "always" pentru a exprima o actiune trecut� care deranja pe vorbitor: The two pupils were always laughing during my classes. 7.In conditionale, pentru a exprima presentul conditional in desf�surare: What would you say if the boys were sleeping now?