Past Continuous

Past continuous

прошедшее длительное время

Указывает на событие или процесс, длившийся в определенный период времени в прошлом. Этот момент в прошлом обязательно должен быть указан.

Вспомогательные слова указывают на время Past Continuous.

конкретное время (at 5 o’clock)

указание на момент времени (when, while)

at 7 a.m. (в семь утра), this morning at 4:18 (этим утром в 4:18), at midnight (в полночь)

all night (long) (всю ночь), all morning (все утро), all day (long) (весь день)

to be в Past Continuous (как и в Past Simple)

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I  was

we  were

you  were

you  were

he, she, it  was

they  were

to be + the verb –ing

  I was You  were He  was She  was It  was We  were You  were They  were

work ing play ing liv ing talk ing

Отрицательное предложение в Past Continuous

Подлежащее: существительное или местоимение

Вспомогательный глагол + частица not

I ,  he, she, it

Сказуемое: глагол

Bob  (he)

was not (wasn’t)

you, we, they

students  (they) 

were not (weren’t)

Mary  (she)

  глагол с окончанием -ing

dog  (it)

jumping, playing, sitting

my family and I  (we)

• I  was not playing  football at 6 yesterday. — Я не играл в футбол в 6 вчера.
• Mary (she)  wasn’t playing  piano when you called . — Мэри не играла на пианино.
• Students (they)  weren't sitting  in the classroom at the moment yesterday. — Студенты не сидели в классе.
• I was writing a letter to my granny from 4 to 4:30 pm on Sunday — Я писал письмо своей бабушке с четырех до четырех тридцати в воскресенье
• At midnight I was driving home — В полночь я ехал домой

Общие вопросительные предложения в Past Continuous

Вспомогательный глагол

Подлежащее: существительное или местоимение

Was

Сказуемое: глагол

I ,  he, she, it

Were

Bob  (he)

you, we, they

  глагол с окончанием -ing

students  (they) 

Mary  (she)

watching, studying, singing, smiling

dog  (it) 

my family and I  (we)  

• Were  students (they)  watching  a movie? — Студенты смотрели фильм?
• Was  Bob (he)  singing  “Let It Be”? — Боб пел “Let It Be”?
• Was  Mary (she)  studying  yesterday? — Мэри училась вчера?
• Was  I  smiling ? — Я улыбался?

действие, которое длилось в определенный момент в прошлом

At 3 o´clock on Monday I was cooking.

2 pm

4 pm

The baby was crying…

… and his sister was playing hide and seek.

два действия, которые длились в прошлом параллельно друг другу

когда говорим о длительном действии, которое было прервано коротким действием (о нем говорим в Past Simple)

when someone knocked at the door.

I was playing computer games

when I broke my vase .

• I was cleaning

You were working on something. — Ты работал над чем-то.

Bob (he) was making pizza. — Боб готовил пиццу.

Mary (she) was reading a book. — Мэри читала книгу.

The dog (it) was sleeping . — Собака спала.

My family and I (we) were chatting . — Моя семья и я болтали.

Students (they) were studying . — Студенты учились.

Bob (he) was sleeping . — Боб спал.

Mary (she) was feeding the dog. — Мэри кормила собаку.

1. I (work) on the project all day.

2. Bob (leave) his socks on the floor before.

3. Students (present) their ideas when the bell rang.

4. While Bob and Mary (watch) TV, electricity went off.

5. Bob (visit) Mary near the monument yesterday at this time.

6. Mary (sleep) when Bob left.

7. While Bob (read), Mary (play) piano.

8. Last night at 6 pm I (eat) dinner with my friends.

H/w p. 53 translate the expressions and write a story. Use Past Continuous tense.