Bu zamon ish - harakatning o'tgan zamonda ma'lum bir vaqtda davom etganini bildirib, to be felining o'tgan zamon shakllari (was were)hamda asosiy fe'lga - ing qo'shimchasini qoshish bilan yasaladi .
Masalan:
When he phoned, I was sleeping - U telefon qilganida men uxlayotgan edim.

I was working
We were working
He was working
You were working
She was working
They were working
It was working


=>. Soroq shakli to be fe'lini egadan oldinga chiqarish bilan yasaladi:

Was I working ?
Were we working ?
Was he working ?
Were you working ?
Was she working ?
Were they working ?
Was it working ?


=>. Bolishsiz shakli to be dan so'ng not inkor yuklanmasini qo'shib yasaladi :
I was not working
We were not working
He was not working
You were not working
It was not working
They were not working
She was not working
=>. Mos fe'l shaklini qollang.

1. He (read) a book when I (see) him.
2. We (sing) a song when she (enter) the room.
3. When the phone bell (ring) I (work) in the garden.
4. I (see) some beautiful dresses in the shop window.
5. When we (write) a composition somebody (come into) the classroom.
6. We (listen) to the latest news at 6 p.m.
7. They (have) English at this time last Monday.
8. What you ( do ) at 8 yesterday ?
9. He (watch) TV when you (visit) him.
10. She (sleep) when her friend (come) to see her.

=>. Gaplarni so'roq va bo'lishsiz shaklga aylantiring.
1. It was getting dark and the large bright moon appeared in the sky.
2. It was raining the whole day yesterday .
3. We were sitting and talking in my study for a long time.
4. We were having dinner when my brother came.
5. We were reading a newspaper while Ann was prepearing her lessons.
6. It was snowing when you went out of the house .
7. We were working from 3 till 5 o'clock yesterday.
8. We were bathing in the river when the rain began.
9. The two people were arguing one day about the sun and the moon.
10. When I met him he was speaking to the teacher .

=>. Tarjima qiling :

1. Biz kelganimizda u uxloyotgan edi.
2. O'qituvchi xonaga kirganida talabalar o'z darsida o'tirgan edilar.
3. U tarjima qilayotganida kop yangi so'zlarga duch keldi .
4. Men uni ko'rgani kelganimda u pianino chalayotgan edi.
5. Men qo'ng'iroq qilganimda u kitob o'qiyotgan edi .
6. Men studiyaga kirganimda do'stim yangi rasm ustida ishlayotgan edi .
7. U sahnada derijorlik qilayotgan edi .
8. Radioda mashxur xonanda ashula aytayotgan edi .
9. Biz teatrga ketayotganimizda yomg'ir yog'a boshladi.
10. Biz yotoqxonaga kelsak , talabalalar tugilgan kunni nishonlashayotgan edi.

=>. The Present Indefinite yoki The Present Continiousni ishlating.
1. I (to read) a very interesting book now.
2. Usually my friend (to read) a lot.
3. He (to swim) very fast.
4. Look somebody (to swim) over there.
5. He always (to do) morning exercises.
6. He seldom (to cook) dinner at home.
7. I suppose they (to take a walk) in the park.
8. Our teacher (to speak) two foreign languages.
9. Sometimes my father (to deliver) lectures at the University.
10. My mother (to lay a table) for the guests now.