İki uzun iş aynı anda sürüyorsa ikisi de was ve -ing ile söylenir: While I was cooking, she was cleaning. Burada kimse kimseyi kesmez; iki iş yan yana akar.
1İki iş yan yana
BİRİNCİ İŞ
WhileIwas cooking
İKİNCİ İŞ
shewas cleaning
Ben yemek yaparken o temizlik yapıyordu.
While I was cooking, she was cleaning.
Biz çalışırken onlar konuşuyordu.
They were talking while we were working.
Erkek kardeşim uyurken ben ders çalışıyordum.
I was studying while my brother was sleeping.
while iki işten birinin önüne gelir ve sıra serbesttir. while başa geçince iki parçanın arasına virgül girer.
2Kesilen mi, aynı anda mı?
| Kesilen iş | Aynı anda iki iş |
|---|---|
| I was cooking when the phone rang. | I was cooking while she was cleaning. |
| Uzun iş ve kısa iş | Uzun iş ve uzun iş |
| was -ing ve past simple | was -ing ve was -ing |
Karar anlamdan çıkar: ikinci iş bir anda mı oldu, yoksa o da sürüyor muydu? Telefon bir anda çalar; temizlik sürer.
3Bir sahne kurmak
- The sun was shining.Güneş parlıyordu.
- Some kids were playing football, and their parents were watching.Birkaç çocuk futbol oynuyordu, anne babaları da izliyordu.
- Suddenly, a dog came onto the field.Birden sahaya bir köpek girdi.
Hikâyelerde sahne çoğu zaman birkaç paralel işle kurulur, sonra bir olay gelir. İlk iki satırda üç iş aynı anda sürüyor; son satır olay.
4Sıra sana
Önce kendin kur, sonra altındaki cevaplara bak.
- (Bir kadın için) Ben kitap okurken o müzik dinliyordu.
- Onlar dans ederken biz sohbet ediyorduk.
- Annem yemek yaparken babam televizyon izliyordu.
Cevaplar: While I was reading, she was listening to music. · While they were dancing, we were chatting. · While my mother was cooking, my father was watching TV.
Sık yapılan hatalar
✗While I was cooking, she cleaning.
✓While I was cooking, she was cleaning.
İkinci işte de was gerekir.
✗While I was cooking, she were cleaning.
✓While I was cooking, she was cleaning.
she ile was.
✗During I was cooking, she was cleaning.
✓While I was cooking, she was cleaning.
Cümlenin önünde while.