| Утвердительные предложения | Примеры | ||
| I | was |
verb + ing | I was doing it |
| He | He was doing it | ||
| She | She was doing it | ||
| It | It was doing it | ||
| We | were | We were doing it | |
| You | You were doing it | ||
| They | They were doing it | ||
| Past Simple | Past Continuous |
| I got up very early Я встал очень рано Then I went to the bathroom Затем я пошел в ванную After that I had breakfast После этого я позавтракал |
I was lying on the beach Я был лежащим на пляже (Я лежал на пляже в тот момент) The sun was shining Солнце было светящим (Солнце светило в тот момент) We were talking Мы были разговаривающими (Мы разговаривали в тот момент) |
| Действие в прошлом | Длящееся действие в определенный момент в прошлом |
When do we use this tense? - Когда мы используем это время?
1) When we describe a situation in the past.Когда мы описываем какую-то ситуацию в прошлом.
2) When ... (there are 2 actions; one action is long and the other action is short, this short action interrupts a long one)
Конструкции с When ... (есть два действия, одно из них длинное а другое короткое, это короткое перебивает длинное)
She called me when I was driving a car.
Она позвонила мне, когда я водил машину.
She came home when I was playing computer games.
Она пришла домой, когда я играл в компьютерные игры.
3) yesterday at 3 o'olook (временные указатели)
I was talking to her yesterday at 3 o'olook.
Я говорил с ней вчера в 3 часа.
| Отрицательные предложения | Примеры | ||
| I | was not (wasn't) |
verb + ing | I wasn't doing it |
| He | He wasn't doing it | ||
| She | She wasn't doing it | ||
| It | It wasn't doing it | ||
| We | were not (weren't) |
We weren't doing it | |
| You | You weren't doing it | ||
| They | They weren't doing it | ||
Examples - Примеры
When she called me, I wasn't doing my homework. I was playing computer games.Когда она мне позвонила, я не делал свою домашнюю работу. Я играл в компьютерные игры.
When she saw me, I wasn't talking to my teacher.
Когда она меня увидела, я не говорил с моим учителем.
| Вопросительные предложения | Примеры | ||
| Was | I | verb + ing | Was I doing it? |
| he | Was he doing it? | ||
| she | Was she doing it? | ||
| it | Was it doing it? | ||
| Were | we | Were we doing it? | |
| you | Were you doing it? | ||
| they | Were they doing it? | ||
Examples - Примеры
Were you playing computer games when she came home?Ты играл в компьютерные игры, когда она пришла домой?
Were you driving a car when she called you?
Ты вел машину, когда она позвонила тебе?
Special Questions - Специальные вопросы
What were you doing when she came home?Что ты делал, когда она пришла домой?
I was watching his videos.
Я смотрел его видео.
What were you doing when she called you?
Что ты делал, когда она позвонила тебе?
I was playing football.
Я играл в футбол.
What were you doing yesterday at 3 o'clook?
Что ты делал вчера в 3 часа?