2: 00 – It’s two o’clock. 2: 30 – It’s half past two. 2: 05

Time expressions – Vaqt iboralari
Quyidagi vaqt iboralari bilan o’tgan davomiy zamonni ishlatamiz:
While – paytida, davomida, when – qachonki, paytida, as – vaqtida, all day – kun bo’yi, all night – tun bo’yi, all morning – butun tong.
When/while/as + o’tgan davomiy zamon (uzunroq ish-harakat)
When + o’tgan oddiy zamon (qisqaroq ish-harakat)
Short answers – qisqa javoblar
Were you sleeping at eleven o’clock last night?
Yes, I was.
Siz o’tgan tunda soat o’n birda uxlayotgan edingizmi?
Ha, uhlayotgan edim.
Were you + verb1ing…? Yes, I was/No, I wasn’t.
Yes, we were/No, we weren’t.
Was he/she/it + verb1ing…? Yes, he/she//it was.
No, he/she/it wasn’t.
Were they + verb1ing…? Yes, they were.
No, they weren’t.
Past continuous versus Past simple
O’tgan davomiy zamon va o’tgan oddiy zamonning taqqoslamasi
O’tgan davomiy zamon
O’tgan davomiy zamonni quyidagi holatlarda ishlatamiz:
* O’tgan zamonda aniq bir paytda sodir bo’layotgan ish-harakatlarga o’tgan davomiy zamonni ishlatamiz. Biz bilmaymiz ish-harakat qachon boshlanib qachon tugagan ekanligini.
At nine o’clock yesterday morning, the plane was flying to Tahiti from New York. (we do not know when it left or reached its distination).
Kecha ertalab soat to’qqizda samalyot Tayitidan Nyu Yorkga uchayotgan edi. (biz bilmaymiz qachon samalyot ko’tarilib qachon manzilga yetganligini)
* O’tgan zamonda bir vaqtning o’zida ikkita ish-harakat sodir bo’layotgan bo’lsa o’tgan davomiy zamonni ishlatamiz.
He was listening carefully while they were explaining the plan to him.
Ular unga rejani tushuntirayotgan vaqtda u sinchkovlik bilan eshitayotgan edi.
O’tgan oddiy zamon
O’tgan oddiy zamonni quyidagi holatlarda ishlatamiz:
* O’tgan zamonda aniq paytda to’liq bajarilgan ish-harakatlarga o’tgan oddiy zamonni ishlatamiz.
The plane landed at the airport at eight o’clock yesterday morning. (The time is stated. The action is complete. The plane landed.)
Samalyot kecha ertalab soat sakkizda airoportga qo’ngan edi. (vaqt takidlangan. Ish-harakat to’liq. Samalyot qo’ndi.)