מה הייתם באמצע לעשות אתמול בשמונה בערב? באנגלית אומרים את זה עם was או were, ואחריו פועל עם ing. I was reading when the phone rang. זה כמו Present Progressive, רק בעבר. כאן מזיזים את השעון בבית, בונים משפטים על ציר זמן, ולומדים מתי אומרים when ומתי while.
פעולה ארוכה שהייתה באמצע, בעבר. שני חלקים: was אחרי I, he, she ו-it, ו-were אחרי you, we ו-they. ואחריהם פועל עם ing. לשלילה אומרים wasn't או weren't, ובשאלה מקדימים את was או were. לחצו על כרטיס ותשמעו.
אתמול בערב כל אחד בבית היה באמצע משהו. הזיזו את השעון, ולחצו על מישהו כדי לשמוע מה הוא עשה באותה שעה.
כל המשפטים בבית: At seven o'clock, he was eating dinner. At eight o'clock, he was watching TV. At nine o'clock, he was brushing his teeth. At seven o'clock, she was reading a book. At eight o'clock, she was writing a letter. At nine o'clock, she was sleeping. At seven o'clock, they were playing football. At eight o'clock, they were dancing. At nine o'clock, they were drawing pictures. At seven o'clock, The dog was barking. At eight o'clock, The dog was eating a bone. At nine o'clock, The dog was sleeping.
פס ארוך הוא פעולה שהייתה באמצע (was reading). חץ קצר הוא משהו שקרה פתאום באמצע (the phone rang), ואז אומרים when. שני פסים ארוכים באותו זמן מחברים עם while.
הפעולה הארוכה:
מה קרה פתאום:
הפעולה הארוכה השנייה:
כל המשפטים בציר הזמן: I was reading when the phone rang. I was reading when it started to rain. I was reading when the lights went out. She was cooking when the phone rang. She was cooking when it started to rain. She was cooking when the lights went out. They were playing when the phone rang. They were playing when it started to rain. They were playing when the lights went out. We were walking when the phone rang. We were walking when it started to rain. We were walking when the lights went out. I was reading while she was cooking. I was reading while they were playing. I was reading while we were walking. She was cooking while I was reading. She was cooking while they were playing. She was cooking while we were walking. They were playing while I was reading. They were playing while she was cooking. They were playing while we were walking. We were walking while I was reading. We were walking while she was cooking. We were walking while they were playing.
אחרי was או were בא פועל עם ing: I was reading. בלי ing המשפט שבור.
אחד מקבל was: she was. הרבה, וגם you, מקבלים were: they were, you were. I הולך עם was.
when בא לפני משהו קצר שקרה פתאום: when the phone rang. while בא לפני עוד פעולה ארוכה: while she was cooking.
when the phone was ringing לא נכון כאן. מה שקרה פתאום בא ב-Past Simple: when the phone rang.
חוזרים ל-Present Progressive: מה קורה עכשיו, או ל-Past Simple עם פעלים לא רגילים כמו rang ו-went.
Past Simple מספר על משהו שקרה ונגמר: I read a book yesterday. Past Progressive מספר על משהו שהיה באמצע, ברגע מסוים בעבר: At eight o'clock, I was reading. הרבה פעמים הם באים ביחד: I was reading when the phone rang.
was אחרי I, he, she, it ואחרי שם של אחד, כמו the dog. were אחרי you, we, they ואחרי כמה דברים. זה אותו כלל כמו is ו-are, רק בעבר.
שואלים בערב: What were you doing at four o'clock? והילד עונה: I was doing my homework. אפשר גם לספר סיפור קצר על משהו שקרה פתאום: We were eating when the cat jumped on the table. כך מתרגלים את שני הזמנים ביחד.