Past Continuous — прошедшее продолженное время в английском языке
Что такое Past Continuous и как он образуется
Past Continuous — прошедшее продолженное время. Оно описывает действия, которые находились в процессе в определённый момент в прошлом.
Это время используется, когда мы говорим о действии, которое длилось в прошлом и было прервано другим действием или происходило в конкретное время.
Узнать Past Continuous помогают маркеры: at 5 p.m. (в 5 вечера), at that moment (в тот момент), while (пока), when (когда), all day (весь день).
Образование Past Continuous: вспомогательный глагол was / were + основной глагол с окончанием -ing. Was используется с I / he / she / it, were — с you / we / they.
Отрицание строится с помощью not после was / were: I wasn't working, they weren't working.
Вопросы образуются так: was / were ставится перед подлежащим: Was she working? Were they working?
Краткие ответы: Yes, I was / No, I wasn't / Yes, they were / No, they weren't.
Правописание -ing: большинство глаголов получают -ing (work — working). Глаголы на -e теряют e (make — making). Глаголы на краткий ударный слог с одной согласной удваивают её (run — running).
Таблица форм Past Continuous
Формы глагола во всех лицах, правила образования с was/were + ing, случаи употребления и маркеры времени
| 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? | |
| Сокращения | wasn't = was not | weren't = were not | |||
| Употребление | • Действие в процессе в момент в прошлом — I was working at 6 p.m. | |||
| • Фоновое действие, прерванное другим — She was cooking when I came | ||||
| • Два одновременных действия — They were talking while we were waiting | ||||
| • Описание ситуации в прошлом — The sun was shining | ||||
| Маркеры | at 5 p.m., at that moment, while, when, all day, all evening | |||
Тренажёр Past Continuous
15 упражнений, разделённых на 3 уровня сложности.