Past Simple vs. Past Continuous
Простое Прошедшее и Прошедшее Длительное
Past Simple используется для выражения:
- событий, которые произошли и закончились в прошлом
(I lost my key yesterday. Tchaikovsky was a great composer. He wrote many pieces of music.)
Слова-помощники: yesterday, last week/month/year, two days/weeks/months/years ago
Past Continuous используется для описания:
- процесса или неоконченного действия в определенный момент в прошлом (Yesterday at 5 o’clock I was reading a book.)
- часто используется в сочетании с Past Simple (Jane phoned me while I was having lunch.)
Примеры использования Past Simple vs. Past Continuous
- My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
- When I walked into the room, they were dancing. -
- Were they studying at this time yesterday? -
- Maddie came back at midnight. -
- Someone took a picture of Tom while he was sitting on a bench. -
- Which shop did Tom go yesterday? -
- Why were you crying when I met you? -
- Where was your cousin born? -
- We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
- I met Elisa when I was going to work. -
- The children were playing in the park when it started to rain. -
- Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -
- Paula was running when the storm started. -
- Lisa was studying when Joe called her. -
- Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -
- Were they smiling when they saw you? -
- Was Anna having a shower when an earthquake began? -
- Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise. -
- Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
- I was standing in the line when I saw Mary. -
- Who did you see at the train station? -
- Emma called me when I was sitting on the train. -
- My granddad went to see a doctor on Friday. -
- What was Jane wearing when you saw her at the theatre? -
- Bob was waiting for me for two hours yesterday. -
- Which song were you singing when I came in? -
- My mother bought a new bag yesterday. -
- The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
- My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
- Was your grandmother working when she met your grandfather? -
- My best friend graduated from the university in June. -
- We were playing tennis when Alex hurt his wrist. -
- What were you doing at eight o'clock last night? -
- I was watching television when my mother came home. -
- I broke my leg when I was skiing. -
- I wanted to call my mum but I called you instead. -
- Where was Rob going when he lost his phone? -
- I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
- The town was changing quickly. -
- When I woke up, it was snowing. -
- What were they doing when you arrived at the party? -
- I was reading when the doorbell rang. -
- You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
- Who was Alessia talking to when you saw her? -
- Anna did not mean to hurt you. -
- Why was Lucy smoking at the party? -
- I went to Tokyo last month. -
- While I was walking to the university, I witnessed an accident. -