What did you see? It was about ten in the morning, and I was sitting in Maxi’s Café near City Park. I was having a cup of coffee, and I was watching the people in the café. What were you doing? Reporting to the Police 1

Suddenly, there was another young man. He snatched the red briefcase and ran away with it so fast that no one knew what was happening. To my left, there was a young man. He was drinking coffee and reading a newspaper. A big red briefcase was standing next to his feet. Reporting to the Police 2 To my right, there was a young woman. She was eating a huge dish of ice cream. She was enjoying it. After the man stole the briefcase, we were all talking loudly. The owner of the briefcase was very upset!

10 a.m. Past Continuous A folyamatos múlt időt arra használjuk, hogy egy múltbéli folyamatban lévő cselekményt írjunk le. most was having múlt jövő I was having coffee. She was eating ice cream. was eating

Vigyázz! Állapotjelző igéket általában nem használunk folyamatosban. Kivétel: have. was having I was having coffee. was having She was having ice cream. was having I was having a headache. had I had a headache. Itt a have azt jelenti, hogy enni vagy inni.

Past Continuous & Past Simple1 A folyamatos múltat használjuk az egyszerű múlttal, ha egy megszakított folyamatot akarunk leírni. most stole were enjoying They were enjoying the morning when the thief stole the briefcase. múlt jövő were enjoying stole They were enjoying the morning when the thief stole the briefcase. were enjoying

Past Continuous & Past Simple 2 A folyamatos múltat a folyamatban lévő cselekményre használjuk (természetesen ). Használd a when-szócskát és az egyszerű múltat arra a cselekményre, ami megszakítja a folyamatot. most snatched was reading The man was reading the newspaper when the thief snatched his briefcase. múlt jövő was reading snatched The man was reading the newspaper when the thief snatched his briefcase. was reading

stole ran The thief stole the briefcase and ran away. Past Continuous & Past Simple 3 A folyamatos múltat akkor használd, ha a cselekmény hosszúsága, időtartama fontos. Az egyszerű múltat pedig akkor, ha a cselekmény befejezettsége fontos. most was sitting / was watching múlt jövő I was sitting in Maxi’s Café and watching people. stoleran

What were you and others doing? Válaszolj a kérdésekre a folyamatos múltat használva. I was trying to wake up when you called called. Gyakorlás 1 Example : What were you doing when I called this morning? 1. What were you doing when the phone rang last night? 2. What were your friends doing at 6 p.m. yesterday evening? 3. What were you doing last weekend? 4. What was the teacher doing when you first saw her/him today?

was reading The man was reading the newspaper while the woman was eating her ice cream. was reading was eating The man was reading the newspaper while the woman was eating her ice cream. Past Continuous with While 1 A folyamatos múltat a while-szócska segítségével arra is használhatjuk, hogy 2 vagy több, egymással egyidőben történő folyamatot írjunk le. most múlt jövő was reading was eating

While I was describing the theft, the police officer was writing everything down. Past Continuous with While 2 A folyamatos múltat a while-szócska segítségével arra is használhatjuk, hogy 2 vagy több, egymással egyidőben történő folyamatot írjunk le. most múlt jövő was describing was writing

Time Clauses A time clause (while vagy when) lehet a mondat elején és a végén is. were having whensnatched They were having coffee when the thief snatched the briefcase. Whensnatched were having When the thief snatched the briefcase they were having coffee. Nincs vessző Vessző kell!!!,

Vigyázz! Ha a mondatban 2 past simple van, akkor az nem ugyanazt jelenti, mintha az egyik past simple-ben és a másik past cont-ban lenne! came When the waiter came, I was looking at the menu. came looked When the waiter came, I looked at the menu. Először jött a pincér és utána megnéztem az étlapot. Először jött a pincér és utána megnéztem az étlapot. most múlt jövő came Először nézegettem az étlapot, utána jött a pincér.. Először nézegettem az étlapot, utána jött a pincér.. was looking came looked

were talkingwere drinking 1. While the women were talking, they were drinking tea. was shiningwas splashing 2. While the sun was shining, the fountain was splashing. was playing was watching 3. While one man was playing pool, the other man was watching. was not lookingwas burning 4. While the woman was not looking, the toast was burning. was talking was sitting 5. While the woman was talking on the phone, the man was sitting in the chair. Írj mondatokat a while-lal. Használd a folyamatos múltat. was readingwas stealing While the man was reading, the prisoner was stealing his wallet. Gyakorlás 2 Example: read / steal 1. talk / drink 2. shine / splash 3. play / watch 4. not look / burn 5. talk / sit