Özetle
Something was in progress when something else happened.
Yapısı
| + | I was working. |
|---|---|
| − | I wasn't working. |
| ? | Were you working? |
Kurallar
- Form: was/were + verb-ing.
- Often used with the past simple: the long action is continuous, the short one is simple.
- while + continuous, when + simple.
Örnek cümleler
- I was waiting at the gate when they called my name.
- While we were having dinner, the lights went out.
Sık yapılan hatalar
- ✗ When I arrived, she cooked.✓ When I arrived, she was cooking.
- ✗ I was went to the shop.✓ I went to the shop.
Akılda kalsın
Long action = was/were + -ing. Short action that cuts it = past simple.