Past Progressive – Grammar & Verb Tenses

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Summary

TLDRSu video tratta di cumenti li timpusu di verbi mostranza lu tempu in chì un'azione pigghia locu, cuncintrendu si sui tempu passatu spimplisu e passato prugressivu. Lu tempu passatu spimplisu si utillizza pi un'azione curtìu accaduta in passatu, mentri lu passato prugressivu hè adattu pi azzioni longhi. Si spiegàul cumenti furmari lu passatuprogresivu cu 'was/were' plù un verbi in -ing e l'usu di li clausi dipendenti e indipendenti in narrazioni. Suttolineati su catà 'when' pi azzioni chi interrompìunu è 'while' pi azzioni succidìnti ensiemi. Su video cuncludìu chi nu pò varbiddi usannu li tempi giusti e offre esempi pratici dicennu la furrizina correctu.

Takeaways

  • 📚 Li timpusu di verbi mustranza lu tempu di azzione.
  • ⏰ Lu pastu spimplisi si usa pi azzioni curtìe passate.
  • ⏳ Lu passato prugressivu evidenzià azzioni longhi.
  • 🔄 Possìbili nu cambiu ntra l'òrdu di clausi senza cambiu di significatu.
  • ✒️ Furmari lu passato prugressivu: 'was/were' + '-ing'.
  • 🎬 Clausoli dipendenti e independenti: comu funziunanu.
  • ⚡ 'When' quannu un'azzione interromi n'atra.
  • ⏸ 'While' pi azzioni chi succidìunu insiemi.
  • 🎯 Esempi pratici pi fallu capiri megghiu.
  • 🔍 'When' e 'while' marcaturi di tempu.

Timeline

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    S'iniciarìu scutendi di tempi verbali, ispicificamente cumu usarii lu passatu semprici e lu passatu progressivu. Li tempi mostran l'ora ca 'na azioni scominciau. Pi azioni passati curti si usa lu passatu semprici, mentri piaccii longhi e cuntinuativi ponnu usari lu passatu progressivu. Si prisintanu asempi di frasi pi spiegari sta diffirenza, comu 'I called my friend at 9:00 pm' (passatu curtu) e 'I was talking to my friend for two hours' (passatu longu). Lu passatu progressivu è furmatu cù 'was'/'were' e lu verbu cù la forma -ing. Ci sunnu dui mutivi cumuni pi usari lu passatu progressivu: pi mustrari quannu na curti azzioni ruppi na azioni longa, e pi mustrari duie azzioni longhi chi succedinu simultaniamenti. Li frasi sunnu prisintati cu varianti di struttura per mustrari comu cambiannu l'ordini nun cancia lu significatu.

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Frequently Asked Question

  • Cosa sono i tempi verbali?

    Li timpusu di verbi mustrani lu tempu un'azzioni pigghia piecu.

  • Quando si usa il passato semplice?

    Uttilizai lu pastu spimplisi pi azzioni curti chi accadìunu ntra lu passatu.

  • Come si forma il past progressive?

    Pi furmari lu pastu prugressivu usamu 'was' o 'were' e un verbi cu la furmiza -ing.

  • Quando si utilizza il past progressive?

    Usamu lu pastu prugressivu quannu na curta azzione di passatu interrompi na longa azzione di passatu, o quandu dui longa azzioni succirìunu contemporanei.

  • Cosa sono le clausole?

    Un clausu cunteni un suddettu e un verbi. Un clausu indipendenti po stari sulu comu na frasi completa.

  • Possiamo invertire l'ordine delle clausole?

    Si, pudemu invertiri l'òrdini di li clausi senza cambiari significatu. Quannu un clausu dipendenti accumenza na frasi, servìnti na virgula.

  • Qual è la differenza tra 'when' e 'while'?

    Si utillizza 'when' quannu un'azzione curta interrompi na longa. Si utillizza 'while' quannu dui azzioni longhi succidìunu insiemi.

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  • 00:00:03
    Ellii
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    Past Progressive
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    What are verb tenses?
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    Verb tenses show the time  that an action takes place.
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    The simple past and the past  progressive are verb tenses.
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    For short past actions, we use the simple past.
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    For long, continuing past actions, we use  the simple past or the past progressive.
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    For example, in the sentence  “I called my friend at 9:00 pm
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    last night,” the simple past  verb “called” is a short action.
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    In the sentence "I talked to my  friend for two hours last night,"
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    the simple past verb "talked" is a long action.
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    In the sentence "I was talking  to my friend for two hours last night,"
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    the past progressive verb  “was talking” is also a long action.
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    Using the past progressive helps to  emphasize that an action is long.
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    How do we form the past progressive in English?
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    We use “was” or “were,” which are the past  forms of the Be verb, and an -ing verb.
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    For example: He was walking to school.
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    They were waiting for me.
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    The student was taking a test.
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    The students were eating lunch.
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    There are two common reasons  to use the past progressive.
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    We use the past progressive to show when a  short past action interrupts a long past action.
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    “When” is a common time marker for this use.
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    For example: I was watching TV  when the power went out last night.
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    The children were doing a science  experiment when the fire alarm rang.
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    It started to rain when she was walking to school.
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    We also use the past progressive to show two  long past actions taking place at the same time.
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    “While” is a common time marker for this use.
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    For example: I was watching  TV while you were studying.
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    Juan was playing the guitar  while Maria was singing.
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    While the teacher was writing on the  board, the students were talking.
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    What are clauses?
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    A clause contains a subject and a verb.
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    An independent clause can stand  alone as a complete sentence,
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    while a dependent clause can’t stand alone.
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    For example, in the sentence “I was watching TV  when the power went out,” the independent clause is
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    “I was watching TV” and the dependent  clause is “when the power went out.”
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    Did you know that we can reverse the order of the clauses with no difference in meaning?
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    Note that we need a comma when a  dependent clause starts the sentence.
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    Let’s look at a few more examples.
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    It started to rain when she was walking to school.
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    When she was walking to school, it started to rain.
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    The students were talking while the  teacher was writing on the board.
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    While the teacher was writing on the  board, the students were talking.
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    Juan was playing the guitar  while Maria was singing.
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    While Maria was singing,  Juan was playing the guitar.
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    Look at the picture and say or write a sentence  using simple past or past progressive verbs.
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    Use past progressive verbs  whenever it’s possible to do so.
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    For example:
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    He was climbing a ladder when he fell.
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    Now you try!
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    They were singing in the car while he was driving.
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    We were hiking when it started to rain.
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    She was watching a movie while  her parents were sleeping.
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    When the phone rang last  night, I was making dinner.
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    While my sister was studying,  my brother was watching TV.
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    Thanks for watching!
Tags
  • verb tenses
  • past progressive
  • simple past
  • clauses
  • grammar
  • English
  • language learning
  • dependent clauses
  • independent clauses
  • verb forms