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Past Continuous – English Grammar A2

Past Continuous – English Grammar A2

ENGLISH GRAMMAR · A2 · MINI LESSON

Past Continuous

Past Continuous opisuje radnju koja je trajala u određenom trenutku u prošlosti ili pozadinsku radnju pre prekida.

Was/were + -ing

I/he/she/it uz was; you/we/they uz were, zatim glagol na -ing.

CorrectShe was reading at eight.
IncorrectShe were reading at eight.

Uz she ide was.

Prekid duže radnje

Past Continuous obično opisuje radnju u toku, a Past Simple kratku radnju koja je prekida.

CorrectI was sleeping when he called.
IncorrectI slept when he was calling. (intended interruption)

U ovom kontekstu sleeping je pozadinska radnja.

While i istovremene radnje

While često povezuje dve radnje u toku u isto vreme u prošlosti.

CorrectWhile I was cooking, she was studying.
IncorrectWhile I was cook, she was study.

Potrebni su was/were i -ing oblici.

Zapamtite: At 8 yesterday + radnja u toku: Past Continuous. Yesterday + završena radnja: često Past Simple.
15 QUESTIONS · A2

Test Your Knowledge

Choose the correct option. Click Check Answers to see explanations. Each question has one intended correct answer.

1. I ___ TV at nine last night.



2. They ___ football at six yesterday.



3. She ___ when I arrived.



4. We ___ dinner at 7 p.m. yesterday.



5. The dog ___ in the garden at noon.



6. I ___ home when it started to rain.



7. She ___ when the lights went out.



8. We ___ when the phone rang.



9. He ___ his bike when he fell.



10. They ___ outside when the storm began.



11. While I ___, my sister was listening to music.



12. While they ___, we were cooking.



13. She was singing while he ___ the piano.



14. We were chatting while the children ___.



15. While the wind ___, the rain was falling.



Nivo A2 je okvirna CEFR oznaka teme. Ovaj kratki test služi za vežbanje, ne za zvaničnu procenu znanja.

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