משתמשים ב Past Progressive-כדי לתאר פעולות שהתרחשו בעבר והן נתפסו באמצע ההתרחשות שלהם. יתכן שהפעולה נקטעה ויתכן שהיא המשיכה.
הפעולה הממושכת, שנקטעה, היא ב Past Progressive-ואילו הפעולה הקצרה, שקטעה,
היא ב.Past Simple-
EXAMPLE
I was reading a book when John came into the room.
פעולה ארוכה פעולה
קצרה
ביטויי הזמן המרמזים על שימוש בזמן זה הם: .when, while, as
בדרך כלל המילה whenגוררת אחריה את הפעולה הקצרה, כלומר .Past Simple
ואילו המילים while, asגוררות אחריהן את הפעולה הארוכה, כלומר past .progressive
EXAMPLE
When he rang the bell, I was cleaning the house.
He rang the bell while/as I was cleaning the house.
שימו לב שהסדר בין המשפטים אינו משנה.
EXAMPLE
1. When he rang the bell, I was cleaning the house.
או
I was cleaning the house when he rang the bell.
2. He rang the bell while I was cleaning the house.
או
While I was cleaning the house he rang the bell.
יתכן שמדובר בפעולה אחת שהיא ארוכה ואז מוזכר זמן התרחשותה, או קיים שימוש במילה .still
EXAMPLE
I was eating lunch at 12 o'clock.
I was watching T.V. from 16:00 to 18:00.
He was still doing his work.
יתכן מצב שבו משתמשים בשתי פעולות ארוכות ממושכות. מצב זה אפשרי עם הביטויים while, asאך לא עם הביטוי .when
EXAMPLE
While I was reading a book, Dan was writing letters.
I was cleaning the house as my husband was cutting the grass.
ראוי לציין שב- Past Progressive-נשתמש בפעלים בעלי משמעות ממושכת כגון: sleep, study, work וכו' ואילו ב Past Simple-נשתמש בפעלים בעלי משמעות קצרה כגון: .slip, fall, arrive, ring
EXAMPLE
While he was sleeping the book slipped off his hand.
.Past Simpleאלא בצורת Past Progressiveלא יופיעו בצורת Stative Verbsפעלים שהם
EXAMPLE
While I heard the news a telegram arrived.
was hearingלא ניתן לומר
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STATIVE VERBS are verbs that do not take the PROGRESSIVE form, therefore, whenever you have a stative verb use the SIMPLE form.
a) senses: hear, sound, see, smell, taste, feel.
b) feelings: love, hate, like, dislike.
c) thoughts: think, know, want, wonder, forget, remember, need, believe, hope, seem, mean, prefer, understand.
d) possession: have, has, own, belong to.
e) measurement: cost, weigh, equal, measure.
THE FORM OF THE VERB
(+) subject + was / were + verb+ing...
(-) subject + wasn't / weren't + verb+ing...
(?) Was / Were + subject + verb+ing...
(WH) Wh Q + was / were + subject + verb+ing...
Who + was + verb+ing
שימו לב שכללי הכתיב של הוספת ing פועלים גם כאן:
SPELLING
When you add "ing" you have to pay attention to the spelling of the verbs.
1. ask + ing
2. plan + ning
(When a verb ends with CVC you have to double the last letter).
3. row + ing
(If the verb ends with x, y, w, you don't double the last letter).
4. listen + ing
If the verb has more than one syllable and the last syllable is not stressed, you don't double the last letter. Other common verbs are: OPEN, HAPPEN, VISIT.
5. bake baking
(When a verb ends with "e" you omit the "e" and you add ing).
6. die dying
(When a verb ends with "ie" , you omit the "ie" and add ying.
Other verbs are LIE and TIE).
תרגילים
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
When I phoned my friends, they (play) monopoly.
Yesterday at six I (prepare) dinner.
The kids (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
I (practice) the guitar when he came home.
We (not / cycle) all day.
While Alan (work) in his room, his friends (swim) in the pool.
I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen ) .
What (you / do) yesterday?
Most of the time we (sit) in the park.
I (listen) to the radio while my sister (watch) TV.
When I arrived, They (play) cards.
We (study) English yesterday at 4:00 pm .
Write correct sentences:
Yesterday at 6 pm your family were doing different things. Write positive sentences in past progressive.
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