Past Continuous
Таблица времени Past Continuous, содержащая формы глагола во всех лицах, правила образования утверждений, отрицаний и вопросительных предложений, основные случаи употребления, а также характерные временные маркеры.
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| Раздел | Лицо / правило | Утверждение | Отрицание | Вопрос |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Формы | I | I was working | I was not working | Was I working? |
| You | You were working | You were not working | Were you working? | |
| He / She / It | He was working | He was not working | Was he working? | |
| We | We were working | We were not working | Were we working? | |
| They | They were working | They were not working | Were they working? | |
| Образование | • Вспомогательный глагол was / were + глагол с окончанием -ing | |||
| • Вопрос и отрицание образуются с помощью was / were | ||||
| Когда употребляется | • Действие в процессе в определённый момент в прошлом — I was working at 6 p.m. | |||
| • Фоновое действие в прошлом — She was cooking when I came | ||||
| • Два одновременных действия в прошлом — They were talking while we were waiting | ||||
| • Вежливое уточнение или описание ситуации — I was wondering if you could help | ||||
| Маркеры времени | at that moment, while, when, all day, all evening, at 5 o’clock | |||