Past Continuous

утверждение

Past Continuous указывает на процесс, длившийся в определенный момент или период в прошлом.

⇒ Чтобы составить утвердительное предложение в Past Continuous, необходимо:

1. На первое место поставить I/we/you/they/he/she/it или существительное в единственном числе или во множественном;
2. was/were;
3. Глагол с окончанием -ing;
4. Остальные слова.

⇒ Обратите внимание на употребление to be в Past Continuous.

- I/he/she/it или существительное в единственном числе употребляются только с was;
- We/you/they или существительное(-ые) во множественном числе употребляются с were.

отрицание

Отрицательные предложения в Past Continuous образуются с помощью was/were и not. Они часто сокращаются до wasn’t и weren’t. Давайте рассмотрим их употребление.

1. На первое место поставьте I/we/you/they/he/she/it или существительное в единственном или во множественном числе;
2. was not/were not или сокращённую форму wasn’t/weren’t;
3. Глагол с -ing;
4. Остальные слова.

⇒ Обратите внимание на употребление to be в Past Continuous в отрицательных предложениях. Его формы: was, were.

I/she/he/it или существительное в единственном числе употребляются с was not или wasn’t;
We/you/they или существительное(-ые) во множественном числе употребляются с were not или weren’t.

вопрос

Вопросительные предложения в Past Continuous образуются с помощью Was/Were.

- Was ставится перед I/he/she/it или перед существительным в единственном числе и глаголом с - ing.
- Were ставится перед you/we/they или перед существительным(-ми) во множественном числе и глаголом с -ing.

⇒ Если в вопросе есть слова What?, Where?, When? и т.д., то was/were стоят после них.

Примеры использования Past Continuous

I wasn't pretending anymore. -
I wasn't asking anything. -
They weren't coming upstairs. -
What was she trying to say? -
What were you doing with them? -
I knew he wasn't listening! -
What were you trying to tell us? -
What were they planning? -
Mark wasn't kidding. -
I wasn't bothering anybody. -
She was not eating properly. -
What was he doing there? -
The days were getting longer. -
He was leaving for Washington the next day. -
Why were you laughing? -
He was sitting by the fire. -
She was crying in the bathroom. -
Why was she yelling? -
What was she holding? -
I was looking at a ghost. -
I think he was looking at me! -
He was looking for another job. -
I wasn't using you. -
I was looking into a mirror. -
He was leaving in the morning. -
It wasn't working properly. -
What were you studying? -
She was sitting with another girl. -
We weren't avoiding anything. -
What were we defending there? -
They weren't moving fast. -
Why was he running? -
I wasn't judging you. -
He was standing on a beach. -
I was walking behind this lady. -
I wasn't wearing them. -
Where were they driving? -
She was sitting at the table. -
Why was she laughing? -
He was waiting in the car. -
He wasn't attacking anyone. -
Where was I going? -
As Patsy was leaving the office, Mel came in. -
What were you expecting from me? -
She wasn't talking to me. -
They weren't thinking anymore. -
I knew he was playing with us. -
What was she trying to tell him? -
Why were we fighting? -
Pappy wasn't waiting. -