I was watching TV last night.

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• I was watching TV last night.
• He was reading book yesterday.
• They were playing football when the bell rang.

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE (Simdiki Zamanin Hikayesi)
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Affirmative (Olumlu) Negative (Olumsuz)
I He She It was V ing wasnt V ing
You We You They were V ing werent V ing

• I was watching TV. I wasnt reading a book.
• They were watching TV. They werent watching TV.

3

• I .(be) at the park yesterday.I.(see) a lot of
  people.They ..(do) different things.An old man
  ..(read) his newspaper on a bench.Two old
  women.(knit).Children.(play)
• on see-saw.Everybody (be) happy.

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• ADVERBIAL CLAUSES(Zarf Fiiller)
• Tony was listening to music when the telephone
  rang.
• MAIN CLAUSE(Temel Cümle) ADVERBIAL
  CLAUSE(Yan Cümle)
• When the telephone rang, Tony was listening to
  music.

5

• When the doorbell rang,Nancy was doing her
  homework.

6

• When the accident happened, children were
  playing.

7

• When the electricity went off, she was writing a
  letter.
• She was writing a letter when the electricity
  went off.

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Just as I was leaving home,the telephone
rang. As I was leaving home,the telephone
rang. While I was leaving home,the telephone
rang. When the telephone rang,I was leaving home.
VOCABULARY While-iken WhenOldugu
zaman As-iken Just as Tam iken
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DRILLS 1)When I..(see) him,he.(wait) for the
bus. 2)While they (have breakfast),the
doorbell..(ring) 3)As Elizabeth (dance),
she(break) her leg. 4)While my mother
(cook),my father .(call) her. 5)My father
...(call)me ... I was doing my
homework. 6)When the electricity (go
off),I.... (listen) to music.