Tense degan atama bilan ifodalanadi. Macmillian English Dictionary for Advanced Learners lug'atida zamon, ya'ni tense

working
Were we/you/they
working?
Qoʻllanish holatlari:
1. Oʻtgan zamon davom fe'li oʻtgan zamonda aniq paytni koʻrsatadigan payt ravishlari bilan
qoʻllaniladi.

I was watching a football match at 5 oʻclock yesterday. (Kecha soat 5da men futbol
oʻyinini koʻrayotgandim.)
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Were you watching the match at 5 oʻclock yesterday?
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He was working in a bank this time last year.
2. Oʻtgan zamon davom fe'li koʻpincha esa payt ravishlarisiz, oʻtgan zamondagi biror tugallangan
ish-harakat bilan qoʻllaniladi.

I was watching TV when the postman came.(Xat tashuvchi kelganida, men televizor
koʻrayotgan edim.)

We broke the window while we were playing football.

She was carrying a heavy bag, so I hurried to help her.
3. Holatni bildiruvchi fe'llar, ya'ni to want/like/know va boshqa oʻxshash fe'llar oʻtgan zamon
davom fe'lida emas, oddiy oʻtgan zamonda qoʻllaniladi.

I didn't know what to do when he asked me for some money. (wasn't knowing emas…)
4. Oʻtgan davomiy zamon payt ravishlari quyidagilardan iborat:
at this time yesterday/last year/last month when she came
the whole evening
at that time
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LLANISH HOLATLARI
1. Oʻtgan zamon davom fe'li (past continuous tense) oʻtgan zamondagi biror ish-harakat bilan
qoʻllaniladi.
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Tom hurt his arm while he was playing his last game. (Tom oxirgi oʻyinini oʻynayotganda
qoʻlini jarohatladi.)
Yuqoridagi vaziyatda oʻtgan zamonda bir ish-harakat davom etib turgan (while he was