past continuous

English - Turkish

Definition of past continuous in English Turkish dictionary

Geçmişte sürekli

Related Terms

past continuous tense

sürekli geçmiş zaman

past perfect continuous tense

sürekli geçmişte bitmiş zaman

The Simple Past Continuous Tense

Şimdiki zamanın hikayesi

English - English

Definition of past continuous in English English dictionary

: A tense used to describe actions and states continued in the past period of time

Related Terms

past perfect continuous

A tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing up to a certain time in the past. In English it is formed by using had been with a present participle

Example: She had been living in England for three years before moving to Sweden.

Hyphenation

past con·ti·nu·ous

Turkish pronunciation

päst kıntînyuıs

Synonyms

past progressive

Pronunciation

/ˈpast kənˈtənyo͞oəs/ /ˈpæst kənˈtɪnjuːəs/

Common Collocations

past continuous tense