PAST CONTINUOUS – прошедшее длительное/продолженное время глагола
was/were + V ing
I was watching TV at 9 o’clock yesterday.
We were playing in the park at 6 pm yesterday.
Использование:
- действие совершалось в определенный момент в прошлом (at 5 o’clock yesterday)
We were playing chess at 5 o’clock yesterday.
- действие было в процессе в прошлом, во время которого совершилось другое, краткое действие.
I was doing homework when my mum came home.
PAST CONTINUOUS
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| I was working He was working. She was working. It was working. | I was not (wasn’t) working. He was not (wasn’t) working. She was not (wasn’t) working. It was not (wasn’t) working. | Was I working? – Yes, I was – No, I wasn’t Was he working? – Yes, he was – No, he wasn’t Was she working? – Yes, she was – No, she wasn’t Was it working? – Yes, it was – No, it wasn’t |
| We were working. You were working. They were working. | We were not (weren’t) working. You were not (weren’t) working. They were not (weren’t) working. | Were we working? – Yes, we were – No, we weren’t Were you working? – Yes, we were (Yes, I was) – No, we weren’t (No, I wasn’t) Were they working? – Yes, they were – No, they weren’t |