Present Simple Hozirgi oddiy zamon quyidagi holatlarda ishlatiladi

O’tgan davomiy zamon quyidagi holatlarda ishlatiladi:

1. O’tgan zamonda ma’lum bir vaqtda davom etayotgan ish-harakatlarni ifodalaydi.

For.ex: Were you chatting to Matt online at midnight last night?

(Sen o’tgan tunda yarim kechasi Matt bilan internetda suhbatlashayotganmiding?

At nine o’clock last night, we were watching football match on TV.

2. O’tgan zamonda vaqtinchalik ish-harakatlarni ifodalaydi. Bunda at the time, at that time, kabi ravishlar bo’lishi mumkin.

For.ex: Greg was living in London at the time.

(Greg o’sha vaqtda Londonda yashayotgan edi)

At that time, I was working for a large sowftware company in California.

( O’sha vaqtda men Californiyadagi katta dasturlash kompaniyasiga ishlayotgan edim. )

3. O’tgan zamondagi asabga tegadigan, me’yordan oshgan ish-harakatlarni ifodalash uchun ishlatiladi. Bunda always/constantly/forever/continually {har doim} ravishlari bo’lishi shart. For.ex: When he was a baby, he was always crying.

(U chaqaloqligida yig’lagani yig’lagan edi.)

4. O’tgan zamonda ko’proq vaqt davomida bajarilayotgan ish harakatlarni ifodalaydi. Bunda all morning yesterday/ all day/ all night kabi ravishlar bo’lishi mumkin. For.ex: Daniel was playing video games all morning yesterday.

(Daniel kecha butun ertalab video o’yinlar o’ynayotgan edi)