Past Continuous
√ Процесс в точный промежуток времени.
√ Временное действие.
√ В сложных предложениях.
√ Два и более процесса.
√ Запланированное действие.
√ Действия случаются очень часто чаще.
√ Процесс в точный промежуток времени.
√ Временное действие.
√ В сложных предложениях.
√ Два и более процесса.
√ Запланированное действие.
√ Действия случаются очень часто чаще.
Образование: was/were + Ving
| Утвердительное | Отрицательное | Вопросительное |
| I was walking | I was not walking | Was I walking? |
| He was walking She was walking It was walking | He wasn't walking She wasn't walking It wasn't walking | Was he walking? Was she walking? Was it walking? |
| We were walking You were walking They were walking | We weren't walking You weren't walking They weren't walking | Were we walking? Were you walking? Were they walking? |
Past Continuous употребляют:
Процесс в точный промежуток времени.
1. Когда действие в процессе в точный промежуток:
- At (5) o’clock yesterday
- At this time yesterday
- From12 to 13 o’clock yesterday
- The whole evening (morning afternoon yesterday)
Временное действие.
2. Когда временное действие в процессе:
- Valetta was living in Madrid in 2013
- It was snowing heavily from 16 to 18 o’clock five weeks ago.
В сложных предложениях.
3. Когда действие в процессе прерывается однократным действием, тогда после слов как
while – в то время как
when – когда
just as - когда
as - в то время как + Past Continuous, + Past Simple.
- When Mackar was looking up a new word, the teacher asked him for help.
- While Victor was watching the football match on TV, his wife was cleaning the house.
Два и более процесса.
4. Когда два и более действий в процессе совершается одновременно:
- While Vialetta was reading, my mom was cooking, my distant cousin was playing the computer game.
- Valetta was looking out of the front door. It was snowing.
Запланированное действие.
5. Запланировали что-то сделать в прошлом:
- My distant cousins were worried because they were leaving for me the next month.
- They were going to London, but they changed their plans.
Действия случаются очень часто чаще.
6. Действия случаются чаще чем обычно или имеет место раздражение (элемент критики):
- Vialetta was always leaving her cloths about the room. (раздражение)
- He was always asking too many questions. (раздражение)
Вежливая просьба
7. Вежливая просьба имеет место.
- Vialetta and John were wondering if they could open the window.
- His father was interesting if where I had taken that book.