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Past Continuous

Past Continuous opisuje radnju koja je bila u tijeku u određenom trenutku u prošlosti. Tvori se s was/were + glagol s nastavkom -ing. Često se koristi zajedno s vremenom Past Simple kako bi se pokazalo da je radnju u tijeku prekinuo kraći događaj.

KADA KORISTITI

Koristi ga za radnju u tijeku u određenom trenutku u prošlosti, za dvije istodobne radnje u prošlosti ili kada dulju prošlu radnju prekine kraća (često uz 'when' ili 'while').

STRUKTURA

positiveS+was/were+V-ing

They were playing football all afternoon.

**Igrali su** nogomet cijelo poslijepodne.

negativeS+wasn't/weren't+V-ing

She wasn't sleeping when I called.

Ona **nije spavala** kad sam nazvao.

questionWas/Were+S+V-ing?

Were you studying at 8 o'clock last night?

**Jesi** li **učio** sinoć u 8 sati?

SIGNALNE RIJEČI

while
when
at that moment
at 8 o'clock yesterday
all morning
all day

PRIMJERI

I was reading when she called.
**Čitao sam** kad je ona nazvala.
They were playing football all afternoon.
**Igrali su** nogomet cijelo poslijepodne.
What were you doing at 8 o'clock last night?
Što **si radio** sinoć u 8 sati?
She was cooking while he was watching TV.
Ona **je kuhala** dok **je** on **gledao** televiziju.
It was raining when we left the house.
**Padala je** kiša kad smo izašli iz kuće.

PRAVOPISNA PRAVILA

Većina glagola	dodaj -ing	play → playing, read → reading
Završava na nijemi -e	izbaci -e, dodaj -ing	make → making, drive → driving
Kratki glagol koji završava na suglasnik-samoglasnik-suglasnik	udvostruči završni suglasnik + -ing	run → running, sit → sitting

ČESTE POGREŠKE

I was read when she called.

I was reading when she called.

Past Continuous zahtijeva was/were + V-ing, a ne samo osnovni oblik glagola

While I was studying, she arrived.

While I was studying, she arrived. ✓ (this is correct!)

Ovo je zapravo točno! 'while' + Past Continuous, a radnju prekida Past Simple

Savjet

Zapamti klasični obrazac: 'I WAS doing X when something happened.' Past Continuous (was doing) = dulja radnja u pozadini. Past Simple (happened) = kratka radnja koja je prekida.