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Hér verður fjallað um þrjár mismunandi þátíðarmyndir. Þær eru:
Einföld þátíð - hún er notuð um einn tiltekinn liðinn atburð eða um röð liðinna atburða.
Samsett þátíð - hún er notuð um liðna athöfn eða liðið ástand sem varði í einhvern tíma eða um athöfn sem átti sér stað þegar önnur athöfn átti sér stað.
Þáliðin tíð - hún er notuð um athöfn sem átti sér stað á undan annarri liðinni athöfn.
Skoðum nokkur dæmi:
Last night I woke up in the middle of the night for no apparent reason.
Cars drove by one after another but no one stopped or tried to help.
I was living in a rented apartment with a few friends when I met Sally.
I was trying to get some sleep when Dennis rang my doorbell and demanded to come in.
I had been reading a fantastic book when I started feeling sick to my stomach.
Hér eru nokkrar setningar, nú átt þú að bera kennsl á þátíðarmyndirnar:
I was watching a DVD when the phone rang.
I had been watching a great film on TV when I noticed the phone was ringing.
It was a lovely summer day. The sun was shining and a cool breeze blew in from the sea.
Jane had been running for a few minutes when she noticed her shoelaces were untied.
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