1. The little girl was crying near the door.
(–)
(?)
2. The students were cheating in the exam.
(–)
(?)
3.

Mr. Peterson was watering the flowers.
(–)
(?)
4.

A beautiful woman was sleeping in her bed.
(–)
(?)
5. Mr. Eagle was having dinner.
(–)
(?)

6.

The girls were sunbathing on the beach.
(–)
(?)
7. We were picking up the şowers in the garden.
(–)
(?)
8. Jane was travelling to New York.
(–)
(?)
9. Youngs were going for a picnic yesterday.
(–)
(?)
10. Mr. Ache was washing the car.
(–)
(?)

Answers:

1. (–) The little girl wasn’t crying near the door. 2. (–) The students weren’t cheating in the exam.
(?) Was the little girl crying near the door? (?) Were the students cheating in the exam?
3. (–) Mr. Peterson wasn’t watering the şowers. 4.(–) A beautiful woman wasn’t sleeping in her bed.
(?) Was Mr. Peterson watering the şowers? (?) Was a beautiful woman sleeping in her bed?
5. (–) Mr. Eagle wasn’t having dinner . 6. (–) The girls weren’t sunbathing on the beach.
(?) Was Mr. Eagle having dinner? (?) Were the girls sunbathing on the beach?
7. (–) We weren’t picking up the şowers in the garden 8. (–) Jane wasn’t travelling to New York
(?) Were you picking up (?) Was Jane travelling to New York?
the şowers in the garden?
9. (–) Youngs weren’t going for a picnic yesterday. 10. (–) Mr. Ache wasn’t washing the car.
(?) Were Youngs going for a picnic yesterday? (?) Was Mr. Ache washing the car?

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a. When
Bu yapının zaman anlatmak için kullanılan ifadelerden biri olduğunu daha önce öğrenmiştik.
Bu ünitede ‘When’ in Simple Past Tense ile kullanımını öğreneceğiz.
Ex:
1. When you arrived at home, it was three o’clock.
2. When she saw a friend of her, she said ‘Hello!’
b. While
Bu yapı daha çok Past Continious Tense’le birlikte kullanılır.

Geçmişte bir süre devam etmiş eylemleri anlatmak
için kullanılan zamandır.

1. My sister was cleaning the house.
2. The children were having fun in the garden.
3. I was playing the guitar in the school garden.

1. My sister wasn’t cleaning the house.
2. The children weren’t having fun in the garden.
3. I wasn’t playing guitar in the school garden.

1. Was your sister cleaning the house?
2. Were the children having fun in the garden?
3. Were you playing guitar in the school garden?
Short answer
1. Yes, she was. No, she wasn’t
2.. Yes, they were. No, they weren’t.
3. Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t.

Wh – Questions

1. What was Ayşe doing when you phoned?
She was watering the şowers.
2. Where were you staying last summer on your holiday?
We were staying at a big hotel.

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