FOLYAMATOS MLT (Past Continuous)

ALAKJA
A folyamatos mlt segdigje: E/1 s E/3: WAS; E/2, T/1, T/2, T/3: WERE
Ezt hasznljuk kijelent, llt mondatokban s krdezskor, valamint tagadskor is!
Ehhez kapcsoldik az adott ige ING-es alakja. Teht:

KIJELENT, LLT (NEM TAGAD) MONDATBAN:

WAS/WERE + az ige ING-es alakja

pl. While Garfield was trying to take a photo, the mice were standing on his belly
and they were smiling.
(Mialatt Garfield egy fott prblt kszteni, az egerek a hasn lltak, s mosolyogtak.)

TAGADS: a segdige utn kerl a not tagadsz:

WAS/WERE + NOT + az ige ING-es alakja

pl. Garfield was not standing. (Garfield nem llt.)

The mice were not crying. (Az egerek nem srtak.)

SSZEVONS:
A was s were segdige a not tagadszval sszevonhat, (az alannyal viszont nem!):
pl. He was not standing. = He wasnt standing.
They were not crying = They werent crying.

KRDEZS: a segdige az alany el kerl:

WAS/WERE + ALANY + az ige ING-es ALAKJA

pl. Was Garfield smiling too? (Garfield is mosolygott?)

Why were the mice smiling? (Mirt mosolyogtak az egerek?)

HASZNLATA (szembelltva az egyszer mlttal)

EGYSZER MLT FOLYAMATOS MLT

szoksos, valamilyen gyakorisggal a szoksostl eltr, ideiglenes mltbeli
ismtld mltbeli cselekvs cselekvs
I usually wrote a letter in the evening. Last night I was writing a newspaper article.

(Este ltalban rtam egy levelet.) (Tegnap este egy jsgcikket rtam.)

Jellemz a gyakorisgot kifejez

idhatroz.

egyetlen pillanatig tartott (mozzanatos
ill. befejezett) mltbeli esemny
We ate the dinner. (Megettk a vacsort.)
A magyarban jellemz az igekt (az ige eltt).
egyszer mltbeli tny kzlse, llapot,
rzs vlemny kifejezse
I lived here. (Itt laktam.)
PAST SIMPLE s PAST CONTINUOUS F KLNBSGE
Past Simple:
A cselekvs befejezettsgt vagy kezdett hangslyozza.
pl. He drank a lot of wine. (Sok bort ivott meg.)
Past Continuous:
A cselekvs befejezetlensgt hangslyozza (hogy t.i. ppen folyta cselekvs.
pl. She was drinking her tea. (Itta a tejt.)
a mlt egy adott idpontjban ppen folyt
cselekvs
We were eating the dinner at 8 p.m.
(Este nyolckor (ppen) a vacsort ettk.)
A magyarban elfordulhat:
- az ppen idhatroz
- nincs igekt, vagy az ige utn ll
- folyamatossgra utal kpz
- folyamatos jelents rokon rtelm sz
- az irnyultsg megadshoz hozztett fel
Olyan cselekvs, ami ppen folyt, amikor
valami ms hirtelen bekvetkezett
As we were eating the dinner, someone knocked
the door. (Amint ettk a vacsort, valaki bekopogott
az ajtn.)
Jellemz az as vagy a while ktsz a folyamatos mltat
tartalmaz tagmondatban.
a mltban hosszan (egy idszakaszon t) folyt
cselekvs
We were eating all day yesterday.
(Tegnap egsz nap ettnk.)
Jellemz az idszakasz hosszt kiemel idhatroz.
Kt vagy tbb prhuzamosan foly mltbeli
cselekvs
While we were eating, Tom was watching TV.
(Mialatt ettnk, Tom TV-t nzett.)
Jellemz a while ktsz.
 JELLEMZ KTSZK A FOLYAMATOS MLT MELLETT

WHILE = amg, mialatt

pl. While we were travelling, we were reading newspapers.
(Mialatt utaztunk, jsgokat olvastunk.)
AS = mikzben, amint pp
pl. As I was coming home I met an old friend of mine.
(Amint jttem hazafel, tallkoztam egy rgi bartommal.)

1) Transform the sentences into Past Continuous.

1. They are listening to music.

2. She is crying.
3. I am reading.
4. Are you eating?
5. Hes writing a letter.
6. Were making tea.
7. Are they sleeping?
8. What are you doing?
9. Wheres he going?
10. Why is she laughing?

2) Ask questions about the underlined parts of the sentences.

1. I was writing a letter.

2. She was laughing because she was happy.
3. Mary and Bob were watching TV.
4. Charlie was standing at the corner.
5. Kate was waiting for Charlie.

3) Fill in the spaces with the Past Continuous form of the verbs, then transform the
sentences into questions (Q) and negations (N).

1. I (write) ___________ when the teacher came.

Q: _________________________________________________________________________
N: _________________________________________________________________________
2. Jane (wait) __________ for me when I arrived.
Q: _________________________________________________________________________
N: _________________________________________________________________________
3. Tom burnt his hand while he (cook) __________
Q: _________________________________________________________________________
N: _________________________________________________________________________
4. They (look) _________ here when you saw them.
Q: _________________________________________________________________________
N: _________________________________________________________________________
5. When Don came, we (have)_______ coffee.
Q: _________________________________________________________________________
N: _________________________________________________________________________
6. I (walk) _______ home when it started raining.
Q: _________________________________________________________________________
N: _________________________________________________________________________
7. As he (have) ________ a bath, the phone rang.
Q: _________________________________________________________________________
N: _________________________________________________________________________
8. You (listen to) ______________ music when you heard the noise.
Q: _________________________________________________________________________
N: _________________________________________________________________________
9. Ann (have) _______ lunch while I (be) ____ on the phone.
Q: _________________________________________________________________________
N: _________________________________________________________________________
10. We (sit) __________ while you (talk) __________ to us.
Q: _________________________________________________________________________
N: _________________________________________________________________________
11. You (study) __________ while Mum (tidy up) _________
Q: _________________________________________________________________________
N: _________________________________________________________________________

4) Translate the following sentences into English.

1. t rakor ppen tvt nztem.

2. Mary ppen aludt.
3. Bob s Linda tegnap egsz nap a parkban stltak.
4. Nem a hzi feladatunkat rtuk 2 rakor.
5. A mlt hten szllodban laktl?
6. Mit csinltl tegnap t rakor?
7. Mirt srt Mary?

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

5) Choose the Past Simple or the Past Continuous form of the verbs in bracket!

1. I _________________(wash) my hands when the telephone _________________(ring).

2. Mary ________________(sew) while John ________________(mend) the radio.
3. She _______________(break) down when she _______________(hear) the news.
4. She _______________(think) about something else all the time you _______________
(talk) to her.
5. The children _______________(run) away when they _______________(see) the
policeman.
6. I _______________(not want) to meet Paul so when he _______________(enter) the room,
I _______________(leave).
7. While I _______________(wait) for the taxi yesterday I _______________(see) a car
crash.
8. Tom _______________(have to) go to the dentist when he _______________(be) in
Budapest.
9. I _______________(have breakfast) when the postman _______________ (ring) the
doorbell.
10. She _______________(do) her driving test this time yesterday.
11. My parents _______________(live) in Los Angeles between 1975-1985.
12. The guests _______________(dance) happily when one of them suddenly collapsed.
13. The dogs _______________(bark) all night so we couldnt sleep.
14. On my way home it _______________(start) to rain so I _______________(open) my
umbrella.
15. She ____________ (exercise) when a rock __________ (fall) on her motorcycle.
16. ________________ (they/ go) to the cinema yesterday?
17. He ___________ (play) the guitar while I was singing.
18. Yesterday I ____________ (see) my best friend. He ______________ (ride) his bike.
19. I ___________( not see) you yesterday. Where ________ (be) you?
20. We _____________ (watch) TV when we saw a car bumping into a tree.

6) Fill in the gaps with the Past Simple or Past Continuous for of the verbs in brackets.

It (be) a cold November evening and all the animals .(sit) in their
houses. The lion (read) the newspaper and the lioness (play)
with the lion cubs. They (be) all happy to be together. The fox (be) alone in
the den, because the vixen . (pay) a visit to her relatives in the Green Forrest.
The rabbits .(sleep), while the wolves (play) chess. Nobody
(know) where the bears (be) or what they . (do).
All of a sudden a terrible noise (be) heard. They . (hurry) outside and
. (come) to the Old Tree, the place where all the animals of the Silver Forrest usually
(meet) when important matters (be) decided. They . (know) nothing
about the nature of that noise and . (send) the eagle to investigate. After half an hour,
when the eagle. (return), he .(tell) the animals that the squirrels house
(explode) while she .(bake) some cakes for her husbands
birthday. Now they . (have) no home at all.
All the animals . (feel) sorry about the Squirrel family and . (decide) to help
them build a new house.

7) Tell the story by the pictures. The beginning and the key words are given for you.

It was a sunny day.

(Helen, walk, park) (sit down, bench, phone, (some minutes later, Mary,
friend, Mary) arrive)
(decide, walk, river (sun, shine, birds, sing, (they , walk, suddenly, see, two
bank) everything, calm) boys. Boys, quarrel)

(bigger boy, push the other boy, (boy, cry for help. (pull out, the boy, water)
river) Helen, jump, river)

(Mary, very annoyed, (the ambulance, take the boy (Helen, get a blanket.
phone the police and away) Policeman, ask what
the ambulance) happened)

8) Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Amg gitroztam, a bartom nevetett.

2. Egsz jszaka ugattak a kutyk, ezrt mrges voltam.
3. Mihelyt megrkeztnk, azonnal lefekdtnk aludni.
4. A gyerekek az udvaron beszlgettek, amikor hirtelen egy glya replt a bokorba.
5. Mialatt hazafel stltam, elkezdett esni az es, de nem volt esernym, ezrt megztam.
6. Amikor a posts csengetett, pp az j autnkat mostuk.
7. Tegnap hat rakor ppen filmet nztnk, de hirtelen kialudt a villany, s aztn mi is
elaludtunk.
8. Mialatt n magyarztam, nem figyeltl rm, hanem a telefonoddal jtszottl.
9. Mit csinltatok ppen, amikor betrt az ablak?
10. Cigarettzott Joe, amikor lttad?
11. Mirt ittl vizet, amikor tej is volt?
 KEY:
1)
1. They were listening to music. 6. We were making tea.
2. She was crying. 7. Were they sleeping?
3. I was reading. 8. What were you doing?
4. Were you eating? 9. Where was he going?
5. He was writing a letter. 10. Why was she laughing?

2)
1. What was I (/were you) writing? 4. Who was standing at the corner?
2. Why was she laughing? 5. Who was Kate waiting for?
3. What were Mary and Bob doing?

3)
1. I was writing when the teacher came.
Q: Was I (/Were you) writing when the teacher came?
N: I wasnt writing when the teacher came.
2. Jane was waiting for me when I arrived.
Q: Was Jane waiting for me (/you) when I (/you) arrived?
N: Jane wasnt waiting for me when I arrived.
3. Tom burnt his hand while he was cooking.
Q: Did Tom burn his hand while he was cooking?
N: Tom didnt burn his hand while he was cooking.
4. They were looking here when you saw them.
Q: Were they looking here when you saw them?
N: They werent looking here when you saw them.
5. When Don came, we were having coffee.
Q: Were we (/you) having coffee when Don came?
N: When Don came, we werent having coffee.
6. I was walking home when it started raining.
Q: Was I (/Were you) walking home when it started raining?
N: I wasnt walking home when it started raining.
7. As he was having a bath, the phone rang.
Q: Was he having a bath when the phone rang? / Did the phone ring as he was having a bath?
N: He wasnt having a bath whenthe phone rang. / As he was having a bath the phone didnt ring.
8. You were listening to music when you heard the noise.
Q: Were you listening to music when you heard the noise?
N: You werent listening to music when you heard the noise.
9. Ann was having lunch while I was on the phone.
Q: Was Ann having lunch while I was on the phone?
N: Ann wasnt having lunch while I was on the phone.
10. We were sitting while you were talking to us.
Q: Were we sitting while you were talking to us?
N: We werent sitting while you were talking to us.
11. You were studying while Mum was tidying up.
Q: Were you studying while Mum was tidying up?
N: You werent studying while Mum was tidying up.

4)
1. I was watching TV at 5.
2. Mary was sleeping.
3. Bob and Linda were walking in the park all day yesterday.
4. We werent wwriting our homework at 2.
5. Were you living at a hotel last week?
6. What were you doing at 5 yesterday?
7. Why was Mary crying?
 5)
1. I was washing my hands when the telephone rang.
2. Mary was sewing while John was mending the radio.
3. She broke down when she heard the news.
4. She was thinking about something else all the time you were talking to her.
5. The children ran away when they saw the policeman.
6. I didnt want to meet Paul so when he entered the room, I left.
7. While I was waiting for the taxi yesterday I saw a car crash.
8. Tom had to go to the dentist when he was in Budapest.
9. I was having breakfast when the postman rang the doorbell.
10. She was doing her driving test this time yesterday.
11. My parents were living in Los Angeles between 1975-1985.
12. The guests were dancing happily when one of them suddenly collapsed.
13. The dogs were barking all night so we couldnt sleep.
14. On my way home it started to rain so I opened my umbrella.
15. She was exercising when a rock fell on her motorcycle.
16. Did they go to the cinema yesterday?
17. He was playing the guitar while I was singing.
18. Yesterday I saw my best friend. He was riding his bike.
19. I didnt see you yesterday. Where were you?
20. We were watching TV when we saw a car bumping into a tree.

6)
It was a cold November evening and all the animals were sitting in their houses. The lion was reading the
newspaper and the lioness was playing with the lion cubs. They were all happy to be together. The fox was alone
in the den, because the vixen were paying a visit to her relatives in the Green Forrest. The rabbits were sleeping,
while the wolves were playing chess. Nobody knew where the bears were or what they were doing.
All of a sudden a terrible noise was heard. They hurried outside and came to the Old Tree, the place where all the
animals of the Silver Forrest usually met when important matters were decided. They knew nothing about the
nature of that noise and sent the eagle to investigate. After half an hour, when the eaglereturned, he told the
animals that the squirrels house exploded while she was baking some cakes for her husbands birthday. Now they
had no home at all.
All the animals felt sorry about the Squirrel family and decided to help them build a new house.

7)
It was a sunny day. Helen walked to the park. She sat down on a bench and phoned her friend, Mary. Some
minutes later Mary arrived. They decided to walk on the river nbank. The sun was shining, the birds were singing
and everything was calm. As they were walking, they suddenly saw two boys. The boys were quarrelling. The
bigger boy pushed the other boy into the river. The boy cried for help. Helen jumped into the river and pulled out
the boy from the water. Mary was very annoyed. She called the police and the ambulance. The ambulance took the
boy away. Helen got a blanket. A policeman asked her what happened.

8)
1. While I was playing the guitar, my friend was laughing.
2. The dogs were barking all night so I was angry.
3. As soon as we arrived we went to bed.
4. The children were chatting in the courtyard when suddenly a stork flew into the bush.
5. While I was walking home, it started to rain but I didnt have an umbrella so I got soaked.
6. When the postman rand we were washing our new car.
7. We were watching a film at 6 yesterday but suddenly the lights went off and then we also went to sleep.
8. While I was explaining, you werent listening to me but you were playing with your phone..
9. What were you doing when the window broke?
10. Was Joe smoking when you saw him?
11. Why did you dreink water when there was milk too?