Tvoříme obdobně jako přítomný čas průběhový, avšak tvar slovesa to be je v minulém čase, tj. was / were + sloveso s koncovkou –ing.
Kladná věta
tvar slovesa to be (dle osoby) + sloveso s koncovkou -ing
|
I |
was |
working. |
We |
were |
working. |
|
You |
were |
working. |
You |
were |
working. |
|
He/She/It |
was |
working. |
They |
were |
working. |
Záporná věta
tvar slovesa to be (dle osoby) + záporka not + sloveso s koncovkou -ing
|
I |
was not |
working. |
We |
were not |
working. |
|
You |
were not |
working. |
You |
were not |
working. |
|
He/She/It |
was not |
working. |
They |
were not |
working. |
Stažené tvary
Použití je velice časté, stahujeme tvar slovesa to be se záporkou not. .
|
I |
wasn’t |
working. |
We |
weren’t |
working. |
|
You |
weren’t |
working. |
You |
weren’t |
working. |
|
He/she/it |
wasn’t |
working. |
They |
weren’t |
working. |
Kladná otázka
tvoříme přehozením slovosledu, tj. přehozením podmětu a tvaru slovesa to be
|
Was |
I |
working? |
Were |
we |
working? |
|
Were |
you |
working? |
Were |
you |
working? |
|
Was |
he/she/it |
working? |
Were |
they |
working? |
Krátká odpověď
Yes, I was.
Yes you/we/they were.
Yes, he/she/it was.
Záporná otázka
|
Was |
I not |
working? |
Weren’t |
we |
working? |
|
Weren’t |
you |
working? |
Weren’t |
you |
working? |
|
Wasn’t |
he/she/it |
working? |
Weren’t |
they |
working? |
Krátká odpověď
No, I wasn’t.
No, he/she/it wasn’t.
No, you/we/they weren’t.
Pozn. Některá slovesa průběhový tvar nemají (např. know, love, like, want, see, hear, be...)!
Použití:
zdůrazňujeme trvání procesu po určitou dobu v minulosti: He was watching TV for three hours.
Odkazy
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/preintermediate/a_grammar/unit03/hwy_preint_unit03_1/
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_past-continuous-quiz.htm
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-progressive-1
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-progressive-2
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-progressive-3