I. Jak mogę utworzyć przeczenie w czasie przeszłym ciągłym?
Przeczenie tworzy się banalnie. Wystarczy dopisać not za czasownikiem posiłkowym (operatorem).
| Podmiot | operator | not | orzeczenie |
| I | was | not | working |
| You | were | not | working |
| He | was | not | working |
| She | was | not | working |
| It | was | not |
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| We | were | not | working |
| You | were | not | working |
| They | were | not | working |
II. Czy można zastosować formę skróconą przeczeniem?
Jasne!
was + not = wasn't
were + not = weren't
| Podmiot | operator | orzeczenie |
| I | wasn’t | working |
| You | weren’t | working |
| He | wasn’t | working |
| She | wasn’t | working |
| It | wasn’t | working |
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| We | weren’t | working |
| You | weren’t | working |
| They | weren’t | working |