Past Continuous
Прошедшее продолженное время
Past Continuous
I was dreaming
He was not.
They were swimming
We were not.
Was she reading?
Yes, she was.
Were they singing?
Yes, they were.
Употребляется:
Past Continuous употребляется для
Описания действия, происходившего в определенный момент в прошлом :
I was playing computer games at 5 p.m. yesterday. - Я играл в компьютерные игры в пять часов вечера.
Действии, которое происходило в прошлом и было прервано другим действием:
He was reading his when he noticed a mistake . - Он читал письмо, когда заметил ошибку.
Key words: while (пока, в то время как) , а так же с выражениями from 5 till 6 , the whole evening (весь вечер),
t he whole day yesterday ...
Образование времени
Время Past Continuous образуется при помощи второй формы глагола
to be
(was, were) и -ing формы смыслового глагола.
I was having a picnic at 11 p.m. last Sunday.
В 11 часов в прошлое воскресенье я была на пикнике.
Глагол to be в прошедшем времени
I was
He was
She was
It was
We were
You were
They were
Вопросительные :
- Was he talking on the phone at 8 o`clock last night? ?
Он разговаривал по телефону в 8 часов прошлым вечером?
-Yes, he was.
- No, he wasn`t.
- Were they playing volleyball at 9.00 p.m. yesterday?
В 9 часов вечера они играли в волейбол?
- Yes, they were
- No, they weren’t
Отрицательные предложения
He was not playing football when their mother called.
(Он не играл в футбол, когда мама позвала его).
They were not reading while his mother was cooking dinner.
( Они не читали в то время, когда его мама готовила обед.)
Сокращенные формы was not = wasn’t were not = weren’t
Поставьте глаголы в Past Continuous
1. I (read) a book when he came in.
2.The sun (shine) when we went out.
3. When you came in, I (write).
4. It (rain) in the morning when I got up.
5. He (work) all day yesterday.
6. We (live) in France when the war began.
7. He (walk) across the bridge when I saw him.
8. John got off the train while it (go).
9. I (play) the piano when he came into the room.
10. The woman (eat) her dinner when I came home.
Задайте вопросы к предложениям
- We were packing our things the whole day.(How long).
- They were flying over the city at that time (Where). 3. We were helping the farmers when it began to rain (What).
4. When I called you yesterday, you were working hard (When).
5. When we saw them, the boys were swimming.
6. The horses were running very fast.
7. This time yesterday, we were sitting here.
8. It was raining hard when I came to school .
Working in pairs interview your friend
what was he/she doing at 5 (6) o’clock yesterday?