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Past Continuous — Şimdiki Zamanın Hikâyesi (-iyordu)

Past Continuous; geçmişte belli bir anda devam etmekte olan eylemi anlatır. Türkçedeki '-iyordu' (yapıyordum, uyuyordu) ekinin karşılığıdır. Genellikle bir hikâyenin arka planını kurmak ya da başka bir olayla kesilen eylemi anlatmak için kullanılır.

Ne zaman kullanılır?

  • Geçmişte belli bir anda devam eden eylem

    At 8 o'clock last night, I was having dinner.

  • Başka bir olayla kesilen eylem (when + Past Simple)

    I was walking home when it started to rain.

  • Aynı anda devam eden iki eylem (while)

    While I was cooking, he was setting the table.

  • Hikâyede arka plan/atmosfer oluşturma

    The sun was shining and people were sitting outside.

  • Kibar, dolaylı istek (wondering ile)

    I was wondering if you could help me.

Yapı

TürFormülÖrnek
OlumluSubject + was/were + V-ingWe were watching TV.
OlumsuzSubject + wasn't/weren't + V-ingShe wasn't listening.
SoruWas/Were + subject + V-ing?What were you doing at 10 p.m.?

İşaret kelimeleri: whilewhenat that momentat 9 o'clock yesterdayall day yesterdayas

Türklerin sık yaptığı hatalar

✗ When you called, I took a shower.

✓ When you called, I was taking a shower.

Telefon geldiğinde duş devam ediyordu; devam eden eylem için Past Continuous gerekir.

✗ I was knowing the answer.

✓ I knew the answer.

'Know' durum fiilidir, continuous yapılmaz.

✗ They was playing outside.

✓ They were playing outside.

'They, we, you' ile 'were' kullanılır.

✗ While I was driving, I was seeing an accident.

✓ While I was driving, I saw an accident.

Kazayı görmek ani, kısa bir olaydır; Past Simple kullanılır.

Konuşmada nasıl kullanılır?

  • Hikâyeye Past Continuous ile başlamak dinleyeni içine çeker: 'So, I was sitting in a café, minding my own business, when...'
  • 'I was wondering if...' kalıbı çok kibar bir rica yöntemidir; iş yerinde ve resmî ortamlarda harika duyulur.
  • Kısaltmalar: 'wasn't', 'weren't'. Konuşmada 'was' genelde zayıf okunur: /wəz/.
  • Kesintiyi anlatırken: uzun eylem → Past Continuous, kısa/ani eylem → Past Simple.

Konuşma görevi

Birbirinize 'Dün saat şu sıralarda ne yapıyordun?' oyunu oynayın: biriniz bir saat söylesin, diğeri o saatte ne yaptığını Past Continuous ile anlatsın. Sonra 'when' ile kesintiye uğrayan küçük bir hikâye uydurun. Sorular: 'What were you doing at 7 p.m. yesterday?', 'What were you doing when you heard some big news recently?', 'Were you sleeping when I got home last night?', 'Tell me about a time when something funny happened while you were working.'

Kendinizi test edin

  1. 1. I ___ TV when the phone rang.

    • A) watched
    • B) was watching
    • C) am watching
    • D) were watching
    Cevabı göster

    B) was watching — Telefon çaldığında devam eden eylem: was watching.

  2. 2. While she was reading, her husband ___ the dishes.

    • A) was doing
    • B) did doing
    • C) is doing
    • D) were doing
    Cevabı göster

    A) was doing — 'While' ile aynı anda devam eden iki eylem: was doing.

  3. 3. Which sentence is correct?

    • A) We was waiting for you.
    • B) We were wait for you.
    • C) We were waiting for you.
    • D) We waiting for you.
    Cevabı göster

    C) We were waiting for you. — 'We' ile 'were' + V-ing kullanılır.

  4. 4. Which is the most polite request?

    • A) I want you to help me.
    • B) Help me.
    • C) You will help me.
    • D) I was wondering if you could help me.
    Cevabı göster

    D) I was wondering if you could help me. — 'I was wondering if...' çok kibar bir rica kalıbıdır.

  5. 5. When I arrived, they ___ dinner, so I joined them.

    • A) had
    • B) were having
    • C) have
    • D) are having
    Cevabı göster

    B) were having — Vardığımda yemek devam ediyordu: were having.

  6. 6. She ___ her keys while she was running.

    • A) was dropping
    • B) drops
    • C) dropped
    • D) were dropping
    Cevabı göster

    C) dropped — Anahtarları düşürmek ani bir olay: Past Simple 'dropped'.