Iglika Todorova: Past Simple and Past Continuous

събота, 20 октомври 2018 г.

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Всяка история, случка, приказка разказваме в минало просто време -
* Past Simple - за последователни действия в миналото:

A: What did you do yesterday?
B: Well, I got up at 6 am. I had breakfast and went to school. After school I met my friend Joe and we had pizza together.

* Past Continuous - за действия в точно определен момент в миналото:

A: What were you doing at 4 pm yesterday?
B: I was doing my Maths homework.

Yesterday, I got up at 6 am. I had breakfast and went to school.
After school, while I was going home, I met my friend Joe and we had pizza together.

   I met Joe
______________________I_________________________I_____
past   now
  while I was going home

Важното е, че съм срещнал Joe, а с while I was going home пояснявам в кой точно момент съм го срещнал - докато си отивал вкъщи.

* Past Continuous използваме и за 2 едновременно протичащи действия в миналото:

Yesterday, while I was doing my homework, Mom was cooking.

Mom was cooking
______________________________________________I_____
past ____________________________ now
while I was doing my homework