Dåtid pågående + frasverbengelska ord

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*Common phrasal verbs* Låt oss börja med några vanliga fraser som är användbara i vardaglig engelska!

to go on

fortsätta

The party went on until 3am.

to give up

ge upp

She didn't give up on her dreams.

to put off

skjuta upp

He had to put off the meeting because he was very busy.

to work out

träna

I go to the gym every day to work out and stay healthy.

to find out

ta reda på

We are trying to find out what the problem is.

to get over

att komma över

I got over it quickly.

to break up

göra slut

She wants to break up with me.

to look something up

slå upp något

You should look it up on the Internet.

to ask somebody out

bjuda ut någon

He asked me out.

She was too shy to ask him out.

Hon var för blyg för att fråga ut honom.

to call off

ställa in

Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancée.

I called off the meeting.

Jag ställde in mötet.

to get away with something

komma undan med något

She always gets away with being late to class.

to sort something out

att reda ut något

I need to sort this problem out before the meeting.

*Past continuous*tense Vi använder *Past Continuous tense* för att hänvisa till en *pågående handling eller ett tillstånd som ägde rum vid någon tidpunkt i det förflutna*. Denna tempus bildas genom att kombinera past tense av "to be (was/were)" med verbets present participle *("-ing" ord).* Den används ofta för att beskriva *förhållanden som existerade i det förflutna.*"The sun was shining every day that summer." "It was snowing yesterday." "They were eating at the restaurant."

effort

ansträngning

She put a lot of effort into her homework.

to explore

utforska

I want to explore the forest this weekend.

a possibility

möjlighet

She considered the possibility of moving to another city.

They were exploring different possibilities for their holiday.

De utforskade olika möjligheter för sin semester.

holiday

semester

She was exploring the possibility of taking a holiday in Spain.

I was reading a book yesterday evening.

Jag läste en bok igår kväll.

They were playing football in the park.

De spelade fotboll i parken.

It was improving.

Det blev bättre.

His condition was improving.

I was listening carefully.

Jag lyssnade noga.

"Was" eller "were" - *Vad ska man använda?* Kom ihåg att ändra verbet "to be" så att *det stämmer överens med subjektet.* Använd "was" med "I, he, she," eller "it", och använd "were" med "you, we," eller "they." "She was working on an email when the fire alarm rang." "The team was playing well until the second half." Använd "were" för alla andra subjekt, inklusive alla plural subjekt. "Were" används också med "you"."The days were getting shorter as winter approached."

The days were getting longer.

Dagarna blev längre.

The days were getting longer as summer approached.

They were traveling a lot.

De reste mycket.

They were traveling a lot last summer.

My mother was cooking.

Min mamma lagade mat.

My mother was cooking the dinner when we arrived.

We were dancing all night.

Vi dansade hela natten.

Was it raining?

Regnade det?

Was it raining the whole day?

He was studying last night.

Han studerade igår kväll.

They were sleeping.

De sov.

While they were sleeping, the cat jumped on the bed.

*Frågor i förfluten tid* 1. Frågor som kan besvaras med *ja* eller *nej* bildas genom att man inverterar subjektet och den korrekta formen av verbet *be ("was/were").* "Was he studying all night again?" 2. Frågor som börjar med wh- kan inte besvaras med ja eller nej."Where was he going?"

to snore

snarka

He snores loudly.

Was she improving?

Blev hon bättre?

to overcome

övervinna

He had to overcome many obstacles to achieve his dreams.

Were you studying all night?

Pluggade du hela natten?

Were we talking too loud?

Pratade vi för högt?

to measure

mäta

We want to measure your blood pressure.

What was he measuring?

Vad mätte han?

Where were you going?

Vart var du på väg?

Where were you going last night?

What was he doing?

Vad gjorde han?

to run late

att vara sen

He was running late again.

Why were the buses running late?

Varför var bussarna försenade?

*Preteritum kontinuerlig negativ form* För att göra ett positivt påstående *negativt*, lägg till "not" före *verbet + "-ing"*. "You were not doing your homework." Du kan också använda en *sammandragning (wasn't / weren't).* "You weren't doing your homework."

He wasn't planning it.

Han planerade det inte.

She was surprised because he wasn't planning it at all.

I wasn't running late.

Jag var inte sen.

I wasn't running late for the movie, I arrived just as the previews were starting.

They weren't studying all night.

De pluggade inte hela natten.

She wasn't snoring.

Hon snarkade inte.

Last night she wasn't snoring.

My mother wasn't cooking.

Min mamma lagade inte mat.

The children weren't sleeping during the drive home.

Barnen sov inte under bilresan hem.

to tell the truth

att tala sanning

My boyfriend was not telling me the truth.

Min pojkvän talade inte sanning för mig.

You were not doing your homework.

Du gjorde inte dina läxor.

*Ändrad stavning* Var försiktig eftersom det också finns vissa *stavningsändringar* när du skapar *-ing-formen* av verb. *För verb som slutar på ett -e, stryk -e och lägg till -ing.* "live - living" "make - making" "give - giving" *För verb som slutar med ett långt -e-ljud lägger du till -ing som vanligt* "see - seeing" "be - being" "agree - agreeing" *Om ett verb slutar på -ie ändrar du ie till y och lägger sedan till -ing.* "die - dying" "lie - lying"

to agree

hålla med

We all agreed to meet up at 8:00.

to hide

gömma

He tried to hide his profile.

Where were you hiding?

Var har du hållit hus?

After searching the whole house, I finally found my brother and asked, "Where were you hiding?

He was lying.

Han ljög.

He was lying about his age to get into the club.

to die

dö

The main character will die at the end.

My phone battery was dying during the trip.

Min telefon höll på att ladda ur under resan.

to make excuses

komma med ursäkter

He is making excuses again.

We were making no excuses.

Vi kom inte med några ursäkter.

After the game, we were making no excuses for our loss; we simply needed to play better.

We were living without the internet for two weeks.

Vi levde utan internet i två veckor.

I was just being polite.

Jag var bara artig.

I didn't really want to go to the party, but I was just being polite.

homeless people

hemlösa

We were giving food to the homeless people.

Vi gav mat till hemlösa.

När ska man dubbla den sista bokstaven? Om verbet har en stavelse och slutar med CVC (en konsonant + vokal + konsonant), dubblar vi den sista konsonanten innan vi lägger till -ing-ändelsen. Vi dubblar också den sista konsonanten om den sista stavelsen är betonad. Men, dubbla inte konsonanten för verb som slutar på w, x eller y.

to forget

glömma

I keep forgetting to drink water!

I keep forgetting

Jag glömmer hela tiden

I keep forgetting to take my medication.

to begin

börja

It was beginning to snow.

It was beginning to rain.

Det började regna.

It was beginning to rain when we got home.

to show the way

visa vägen

I can show you the way.

She was showing him the way.

Hon visade honom vägen.

I was shopping.

Jag var och handlade.

My parents arrived while I was shopping.

to stay up

att vara uppe

I decided to stay up late to finish my homework.

She was planning her holiday to Italy.

Hon planerade sin semester i Italien.

We were staying at a small hotel near the beach.

Vi bodde på ett litet hotell nära stranden.

We were planning on telling you.

Vi hade tänkt berätta det för dig.

When were you planning on telling me?

The team was playing well.

Laget spelade bra.

The team was playing well until the second half.

to stick to something

hålla sig till något

You will lose weight if you stick to the diet.

*Past continuous och Past simple* Past continuous kan också användas för att beskriva något som *hände kontinuerligt i det förflutna* när en annan handling *avbröt det.* "I was making dinner when she arrived." *Observera:* Inte alla verb beskriver en kontinuerlig handling! Vissa verb *kan inte användas i förfluten kontinuerlig tid*. Ett vanligt exempel är verbet "to arrive". Fel: "At noon, he was arriving." Korrekt: "At noon, he arrived."

I was reading when he knocked.

Jag läste när han knackade.

She was cooking when I came home.

Hon lagade mat när jag kom hem.

to get home

att komma hem

What time did you get home last night?

When I got home, they were eating.

När jag kom hem åt de.

When we arrived, you were sleeping.

När vi kom fram sov du.

after I left

efter att jag hade gått

After I left, everyone at the party was still having fun.

What were you doing after I left?

Vad gjorde du efter att jag gick?

Nobody was dancing when the music stopped.

Ingen dansade när musiken slutade.

*Förfluten tid + frasalverb* Nu ska vi kombinera den förflutna kontinuerliga tempusformen med några av de frasalverb som vi just har lärt oss!

I was setting up the meeting.

Jag höll på att förbereda mötet.

I was setting up the meeting when I saw him.

She was breaking up with her boyfriend.

Hon gjorde slut med sin pojkvän.

When I saw her, she was breaking up with her boyfriend.

He was looking it up.

Han slog upp det.

She was looking it up on her phone during the meeting.

Things were working out.

Allt gick bra.

After a few weeks of hard work, things were working out for the team.

We were already giving up.

Vi hade redan gett upp.

When the rain started, we were already giving up on our picnic plans.

She was getting over the flu when I visited her.

Hon höll på att återhämta sig från influensan när jag hälsade på henne.

I was working out when they called me.

Jag tränade precis när de ringde mig.

*Verb som du inte kan använda i det förflutna kontinuerliga tempus* Det finns en viss typ av verb som inte kan användas i något kontinuerligt tempus, inklusive det förflutna kontinuerliga tempus. Dessa kallas *stativa verb*. Eftersom stativa verb i sig är kontinuerliga låter det konstigt att sätta dem i en kontinuerlig tid. Du kan använda dem *i enkelt förf* lutet istället. Stativa verb är till exempel: "love", "like", "believe", "seem", "need", "want", etc.

It seemed easy.

Det verkade lätt.

It seemed easy at first.

We loved the movie!

Vi älskade filmen!

We loved the new movie from Tarantino!

He wanted to go.

Han ville gå.

He wanted to go to the party but he couldn't.

I need to go home.

Jag måste gå hem.

After a long day, I need to go home and relax.

to realize

inse

He realized his mistake at once.

I realized later.

Jag insåg det senare.

I realized later that he was lying to me.

She believes everything I say.

Hon tror på allt jag säger.

We understood your question.

Vi har förstått din fråga.

We understood your question but we didn't know the answer.

*Önskningar och hypoteser* Vi kan också använda förfluten kontinuerlig form *för att hänvisa till nutid eller framtid i hypoteser* (när vi föreställer oss något) eller i vissa artiga uttryck."These seats are very uncomfortable. I wish we were traveling first class." "If Jack was playing, they would probably win." "Excuse me, I was wondering if this was the train for New York."