The past continuous tense

Past Continuous образуется при помощи вспомогательного глаголаto beв форме прошедшего времени(was, were)и формы причастия настоящего времени смыслового глагола:Iwas working, we were working.

Утвердительная форма Отрицательная форма Вопросительная

I was working I was not working I wasn’t working Was I working?

You were working You were not working You weren’t working Were you working?

He was working He was not working He wasn’t working Was he working?

She was working She was not working She wasn’t working Was she working?

It was working It was not working It wasn’t working Was it working?

We were working We were not working We weren’t working Were we working?

You were working You were not working You weren’t working Were you working?

They were working They were not working They weren’t working Were they working?

СЛУЧАИ УПОТРЕБЛЕНИЯ:

1. Выражает действие, происходившее в определенный момент в прошлом. Этот момент может быть обозначен:

а) точным указанием времени – at four o’clock, all day (night) long весь день (всю ночь),

from five to six с пяти до шести часов и т.д.

He was writing his exercise at five o’clock. Он писал упражнение в пять часов.

It was raining in the morning. Утром шел дождь.

в) другим прошедшим действием, выраженным глаголом в Past Simple.

It was raining when I left the house. Шел дождь, когда я вышел из дому.

was raining- действие в процессе (шел дождь) –Past Continuous

left- однократное действие (вышел) -Past Simple.

As I was coming here I met your brother. Когда я шел сюда, я встретил

Past Cont. Past Simple вашего брата

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Упражнения

Упр. 25. Составьте предложения по образцу.

The whole day yesterday I was busy. (write an article) I was writing an article.______

1. We were in the country on the weekend. (fish)

2. At 10 o’clock yesterday I was at home. (clean the flat)

3. Yesterday afternoon we were at the stadium. (play football)

4. On Sunday I was in the library. (prepare for my exam)

5. From 10 till 12 on Sunday Victor was busy. (repair the TV set)

6. At 11 a.m. on Saturday I was at the University. (write a test)

8. All day long yesterday I was out. (work in the garden)

9. At 7 o’clock yesterday evening we were still at the office. (have a meeting)

10. On Friday morning I was at work. (make an experiment)

11. On Sunday afternoon I stayed at home. (repair my car)

12. We were at the discos all night long. (dance)

13. We stayed at home the whole day yesterday. (rain)

14. They were not in Minsk the whole week. (travel)

Упр. 26. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Past Continuous.

1. He usually wears sandals but when I last saw him he (wear) boots.

2. The house was in great disorder because he (redecorate) it.

3. The car had nobody in it but the engine (run).

4. I was alone in the house at that time because Mr Jones (work) in the garage and Mrs Jones

(shop).

5. When I first met him he (study) painting.

6. He watched the children for a moment. Some of them (bathe) in the sea, others (look) for

shells, others ( play) in the sand.

7. Where he (live) when you saw him last?

8. She (stand) at the bus stop. I asked her what bus she (wait) for.

9. Two men (fight) at a street corner and a policeman (try) to stop them.

10. Tom (sit) in a corner with a book. I told him that he (read) in very bad light.

11. I went into the garden to see what the boys (do). James (weed) and Alexander (cut) the grass.

12. While he (learn) to drive he had twenty-five accidents.

13. He was a little mad. He always (try) to prove that the earth was flat.

14. Are you going to Rome? I thought you (go) to Milan.

Упр. 27. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. When I (come) home, my little sister (sleep).

2. When Kate (open) the door, the children (dance) round the fir-tree.

3. He (read) on the sofa when O (come) in and (sit) down beside him.

4. She (look) out of the window when I (see) her.

5. I (walk) along the street with my friend when a tram (pass).

6. When I (wash) the floor, I (find) my old toy under the sofa.

7. When granny (read) a book on the sofa, she (fall) asleep.

8. When I (enter) the classroom, the teacher (write) the words on the blackboard.

9. When Nick (ring) me up yesterday, I (help) my mother.

10. When Mike (play) in the yard, he (find) a ball.

11. When I (prepare) breakfast in the morning, I (cut) my finger.

12. When I (go) to the stadium, I (meet) Kate and Ann.

13. When we (walk) up the hills it suddenly (start) raining.

14. When they (sail) down the river, they (see) a little island.

15. I (play) the piano when my mother (ask) me for dinner.

Упр.27. Поставьте глаголы в Past Continuous или Past Simple.

1. I lit the fire at 6.00 and it _____________ (burn) brightly when Tom came in at 7.00.

2. You looked very busy when I ___________(see) you last time.

3. I _____________ (make) a cake when the light went out..

4. When we were in the country last summer I (go) to the wood every day.

5. He _____________ (watch) TV when the phone rang.

6. They _______________(meet) at the station two hours ago.

7. We ___________________(discuss) the latest news from three till four yesterday.

8. I ________________(clean) my teeth and _________________ (go) to bed.

9. My dog _____________ (walk) along quietly when Mr Pitt's Pekinese attacked him.

10. When I arrived she _____________ (have) lunch.

11. I (begin) repairing my camera at six o’clock yesterday.

12. He _____________ (play) the guitar outside her house when someone opened the window

and _____________ (throw) out a bucket of water.

13. When my father ________(come) home yesterday, my mother ____________(make) supper.

14. Rate __________(not go) for a walk yesterday. She _____________(write) a composition

the whole day.

15. My friend ______________(invite) me to the cinema and I _______________(accept) his

invitation with pleasure.

16. When I _____________ (look) for my passport I _____________ (find) this old photograph.

17. When I _____________(go) to school yesterday, I ________(meet) Mike and Pete. They

______________(talk) and ____________(laugh). They told me a funny story. Soon I

______________(laugh), too. I still _______________(laugh) when we __________(come)

to school. After school I ____________(tell) this story at home. My father and mother

_______________(like) it very much.