Past continuous: I was working
Geçmişte sürerlik: I was working
Animasyonlu anlatım
Çizgi film öğretmen Past continuous: I was working bu dersin kendi örnek cümleleriyle sahne sahne anlatır: tahtada formül, renk kodlu cümle parçaları, yanlış → doğru karşılaştırmaları. Anlatım İngilizcedir (İngiliz aksanı). İlk açılışta senaryo hazırlanır (~1 dk), sonra anında açılır.
Past continuous, geçmişte belli bir anda devam etmekte olan, yani yarım kalmış, ortasında olunan bir eylemi anlatır: At 9 o'clock I was working. Yapısı basittir: was/were + fiil-ing. Türkçedeki -(i)yordu ekine benzer: çalışıyordum, izliyorduk, uyuyordu.
A Dün saat 8'de ne yapıyordun?
Bir duruma bakalım:
Yesterday at 8 o'clock Ayşe was in her car. She was driving to work. The traffic on the bridge was terrible. (Dün saat 8'de Ayşe arabasındaydı. İşe gidiyordu. Köprüde trafik berbattı.)
Ayşe yola 7:30'da çıktı, işe 8:45'te vardı. Saat 8'de yolculuğun ortasındaydı:
7:30 başladı → 8:00 hâlâ sürüyor → 8:45 bitti
→ Geçmişte belli bir anda ortasında olduğumuz şeyler için was/were + -ing kullanırız. → Türkçede: gidiyordu, çalışıyordum, uyuyorduk.
Çoğu zaman bir zaman ifadesiyle gelir: at 8 o'clock, at midnight, this time yesterday, all morning.
- At 10 o'clock last night I was watching the match.Dün gece saat 10'da maçı izliyordum.Maç 10'dan önce başladı, 10'da hâlâ sürüyordu.
- This time yesterday we were sitting on the beach in Bodrum.Dün bu saatte Bodrum'da sahilde oturuyorduk.
- At midnight Can was sleeping, but his sister was studying.Gece yarısı Can uyuyordu ama kız kardeşi ders çalışıyordu.
- Mert phoned me at 1. I was having lunch.Mert beni saat 1'de aradı. Öğle yemeği yiyordum.Yemeğe telefondan önce başlamıştım.
- It was raining all morning.Bütün sabah yağmur yağıyordu.
B Olumlu ve olumsuz: was/were + -ing
Zeynep works from home. Yesterday at 11 she was writing emails. She wasn't cooking. (Zeynep evden çalışıyor. Dün saat 11'de e-posta yazıyordu. Yemek yapmıyordu.)
Kural: e-10'da öğrendiğin was/were + fiilin -ing hali.
| Kişi | Olumlu | Olumsuz |
|---|---|---|
| I / he / she / it | was working | wasn't (was not) working |
| we / you / they | were working | weren't (were not) working |
→ Türkçede tek kelime: çalış-ıyor-du-m. İngilizcede iki parça: was + working. İkisi de şart! → -ing yazımı: make → making, sit → sitting, run → running, play → playing.
- I was waiting for the bus at half past seven.Yedi buçukta otobüs bekliyordum.
- My parents were drinking tea in the garden.Annemle babam bahçede çay içiyorlardı.
- Elif wasn't listening to the teacher. She was looking at her phone.Elif öğretmeni dinlemiyordu. Telefonuna bakıyordu.
- We weren't working at 6 o'clock. We were sitting in traffic.Saat 6'da çalışmıyorduk. Trafikte oturuyorduk.
- The children were running around the park.Çocuklar parkta koşturuyorlardı.run → running (n ikilenir)
C Soru: Were you sleeping? / What were you doing?
Tom: I called you at 9 last night. Were you sleeping? Sarah: No, I wasn't. I was having a shower. (Tom: Dün akşam 9'da seni aradım. Uyuyor muydun? Sarah: Hayır. Duş alıyordum.)
| Soru | Kısa cevap |
|---|---|
| Was I / he / she / it working? | Yes, he was. / No, he wasn't. |
| Were we / you / they working? | Yes, they were. / No, they weren't. |
→ Soruda was/were öne geçer: You were sleeping → Were you sleeping? → Soru kelimesi en başta: What were you doing? Where was he going? → Türkçede soru eki sondadır (uyuyor muydun?); İngilizcede was/were başa gelir.
- Were you working at 8 last night? — Yes, I was.Dün akşam 8'de çalışıyor muydun? — Evet.
- What were you doing at lunchtime?Öğle arasında ne yapıyordun?
- Where was Mert going so early?Mert o kadar erken nereye gidiyordu?
- Was it snowing in Erzurum yesterday? — Yes, it was.Dün Erzurum'da kar yağıyor muydu? — Evet, yağıyordu.
- Why were they laughing?Neden gülüyorlardı?
D I was working mi, I worked mü?
Can worked from 9 to 5 yesterday. (İşini baştan sona yaptı, bitti.) At 11 o'clock he was working. (Saat 11'de işin ortasındaydı.)
| Past continuous | Past simple |
|---|---|
| I was cooking at 7. (ortasındaydım) | I cooked dinner last night. (yaptım, bitti) |
| We were watching a film at 9. | We watched a film last night. |
→ was/were + -ing = olayın ortası. → past simple = olayın tamamı (başı ve sonu).
Dikkat 1: Geçmişteki alışkanlıklar için past simple kullan: When I was a child, I played football every day. Türkçede oynuyordum deriz ama İngilizcede was playing olmaz!
Dikkat 2: know, like, want, understand gibi fiiller genelde -ing almaz: I knew the answer. (I was knowing)
- I was cooking at 7 o'clock, so I didn't answer the phone.Saat 7'de yemek yapıyordum, o yüzden telefona bakmadım.
- I cooked pasta last night.Dün akşam makarna yaptım.Bitmiş bir iş → past simple.
- Ayşe was reading a novel at 10. She read the whole book in two days.Ayşe saat 10'da roman okuyordu. Bütün kitabı iki günde okudu.
- When I lived in Ankara, I walked to work every day.Ankara'da yaşarken her gün işe yürüyordum.Alışkanlık → past simple, was walking değil.
- I wanted a cup of tea.Bir bardak çay istiyordum.want -ing almaz.
Türkçede '-iyordu' diyorsan kendine sor: 'O anda, ortasında mıydım?' Evet ise → was/were + -ing. 'Her gün, hep, alışkanlık' ise → past simple. Formülü unutma: was/were + fiil-ing — ikisi birlikte gelir, biri eksik olmaz!
Sık yapılan hatalar
- 1.At 9 o'clock last night Elif ___ (watch) TV.
- 2.My friends ___ (play) football in the park.
- 3.This time yesterday I ___ (sit) on a plane to Izmir.
- 4.It ___ (rain) all afternoon.
- 5.We ___ (drink) tea on the balcony at 5.
- 6.Mert ___ (run) in the park at 7 this morning.
- 7.You ___ (talk) very loudly on the phone.
- 8.The baby ___ (cry) at 3 a.m.
- 1.I ___ (sleep) at midnight. I was reading.
- 2.They ___ (work) at 4. They were having a break.
- 3.Zeynep ___ (listen). She was looking out of the window.
- 4.We ___ (drive) fast. The traffic was terrible.
- 5.Can ___ (wear) a coat, so he was cold.
- 6.You ___ (watch) the match. You were asleep on the sofa!
- 1.You were sleeping.
- 2.She was cooking dinner.
- 3.They were waiting for the bus.
- 4.It was snowing in Kars.
- 5.(What) You were doing something at 10 o'clock.
- 6.(Where) Sarah was going.
- 7.(Why) The children were crying.
- 8.(Who) You were talking to someone.İpucu: to sonda kalır.
- 1.This time yesterday I ___ on the beach.
- 2.Last summer we ___ to Bodrum for a week.
- 3.When I was a student, I ___ to university by bus every day.
- 4.In this photo we ___ at Ayşe's wedding.
- 5.I ___ the answer, but I didn't say anything.
- 6.At midnight the neighbours ___ loud music, so I couldn't sleep.
- 7.Elif ___ her homework in an hour and then went out.
- 8.'Why didn't you answer the phone?' 'Sorry, I ___ a shower.'
- 1.I was work at 6 o'clock yesterday.
- 2.They was playing cards in the café.
- 3.What you were doing at lunchtime?
- 4.She wasn't listen to me.
- 5.We were siting in the garden.
- 6.Were Mert working last night?
- 7.I was wanting a coffee.
- 8.When I was a child, I was walking to school every day.