This card explains that in situations where one action was in progress and suddenly interrupted by another, the Past Continuous Tense is used for the longer action and the Past Simple Tense for the shorter interrupting action.
Bu kart, bir eylemin devam ettiği ve aniden başka bir şey tarafından kesildiği durumlarda, daha uzun eylem için Geçmiş Sürekli Zaman'ın ve daha kısa eylem için Geçmiş Basit Zaman'ın kullanıldığını açıklar.
| Task | Kate was sleeping when her alarm clock ______( to go off). |
|---|---|
| Answer | 2 |
| a | goes off |
| b | went off |
| c | was going off |
| d | had went off |
| comment | In this case the first action was in progress when suddenly something interrupted it. For a longer action we use the Past Continuous Tense. The second action was shorter so we use the Past Simple Tense. |
| topic | past tenses |
| level | 2 |
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