
گذشته استمراری از گذشته ساده فعل و ing تشکیل شده است:.
ساختار :
فعل (ed) + ing
کاربرد گذشته استمراری
- برای چیزی که قبل و بعد از یک اقدام دیگر اتفاق افتاده است:
The children were doing their homework when I got home.
این استفاده از گذشته پیوسته در ابتدای داستان بسیار معمول است:
The other day I was waiting for a bus when
Last week, as I was driving to work
- برای چیزی که قبل و بعد از یک زمان خاص اتفاق افتاده است:
It was eight o'clock. I was writing a letter.
- برای نشان دادن اینکه چیزی برای مدتی ادامه داشت:
My head was aching.
Everyone was shouting
- برای چیزی که بارها و بارها اتفاق افتاده است:
I was practising every day, three times a day
They were meeting secretly after school
They were always quarrelling
- با افعالی که تغییر یا رشد را نشان می دهند:
The children were growing up quickly
Her English was improving
My hair was going grey
The town was changing quickly
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