Минулий тривалий час (The Past Continuous Tense)
Past Continuous вживається для вираження дії, що тривала в певний момент у минулому. Цей момент звичайно позначається обставинними словами типу: at that moment у той момент, at that time у той час, at 7 o'clock yesterday вчора о 7-й годині або підрядними реченнями, з дієсловом-присудком у Past Indefinite.
Не was doing his lessons at that time. У той час він готував уроки.
They were doing their lessons when I came in. Вони готували уроки, коли я увійшов.
Форми Past Continuous утворюються аналогічно до форм Present Continuous, але допоміжне дієслово to be ставиться у Past Indefinite (was, were).
Стверджувальна форма
I
He was
She
V+
ing
We
You were .
They
Заперечна форма
I (he, she) was not V+ ing
We (you, they) were not V+ ing
Питальна форма
WH +was+ I, she, he, it + V+ ing…?
WH + were + they, we, youm + V+ ing…?
— Was he (she) speaking at that time?
— No, he, (she) wasn't. (Yes, he (she) was.)
— Were they speaking English at that moment?
— Yes, they were. (No, they weren't.)
7. Choose the best form. Read what each speaker is thinking about. Tick (√) the best sentence for the speaker.
Example: I want to know about your action after the President's death.
a) What did you do when the President died? .. √
b) What were you doing when the President died? ..
1. I want to describe the situation at the party when I arrived.
a) Everyone danced......
b) Everyone was dancing. . .
2. I'm thinking of the whole car journey
a) The driver drove too fast. ..
b) The driver was driving too fast. . .
3. I want to tell you what sort of person he was.
a) He talked too much.
b) He was talking too much. ...
4. I want to show that I was interrupted.
a) I talked about her when she came into the room.
b) I was talking about her when she came into the room.
5. I want to show that different things happened at the same time.
a) He made a phone call, cooked supper and drunk coffee.
b) He was making a phone call, cooking supper and drinking coffee......
6. I want to show that different things happened one after another.
a) She was buying a new house, writing a novel and arranging the wedding. .
b) She bought a new house, wrote a novel and arranged the wedding.
7. I want to describe the situation at the time I broke my arm.
a) I was carrying a big bag up some steps.. . .
b) I carried a big hag up some steps. . ..
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What were you doing at the following times? Write one sentence as in the examples.
The past continuous is not always necessary (see the second example).
Example: 1 (at 8 o'clock yesterday evening) ...J was having dinner with some friends,....
2 (at 5 o'clock last Saturday) ...I. was on a train on my way to London...
3 (at 10.15 yesterday morning)
4 (at 4.30 last Friday)
5 (at 7.45 yesterday evening)
6 (half an hour ago)
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Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use the past continuous.
Example: 1 Tom burnt his hand while he ....was cooking the dinner.
2 The doorbell rang while I…
3 We saw an accident while we …
4 Mary fell asleep while she…
5 The television was on but nobody …
10. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
Example: 1) I ...saw... (see) Sue in town yesterday but she (not/see) me. She (look) the other way.
2) I (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They (go)to Berlin and I (go) to Madrid. We (have) a chat while we (wait) for our flights.
3) I (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man (step) out into the road in front of me. I
(go) quite fast but luckily I (manage) to stop in time and (not/hit) him.
11.Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
Example: 1 Jane ...was.waiting... (wait) for me when I... arrived.. (arrive).
2 ‘What (you/do) this time yesterday?' 'I was asleep.'
3 ' (you/go) out last night?' 'No, I was too tired.'
4 'Was Carol at the party last night?' 'Yes, she (wear) a really
nice dress.'
5 How fast (you/drive) when the accident (happen)?
6 John (take) a photograph of me while I
(not/look).
7. We were in a very difficult position. We (not/know) what to do.
8 I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last (see) him, he (try) to find a job in London.
9 I (walk) along the street when suddenly I (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody (follow) me. I was frightened and I (start) to run.
10 When I was young, I (want) to be a bus driver.
(8) commission of crime with respect to person in material, employment, or other dependence on the guilty person;
(9) commission of crime with the use of a youth or person suffering from mental illness or stupidity;
(10) commission of crime with special cruelty;
(11) commission of crime with the use of conditions of martial law or emergency and other extraordinary occurrences;
(12) commission of crime in a generally dangerous manner;
(13) commission of crime by a person in a state of alcoholic intoxication or in a state caused by abuse of narcotic or other stupefying substances.
Article 68. Assignment of Punishment for Uncompleted Crime and for Crime Committed in Complicity
1. When assigning punishment for an uncompleted crime, a court, being guided by the provisions of Articles 65-67 of the present Code, shall take into account the degree of gravity of the act committed by the person, the degree of effectuation of the criminal intent, and the reasons as a consequence of which the crime was not brought to an end.
2. When assigning punishment to accomplices of a crime, a court, being guided by the provisions of Articles 65-67 of the pre-
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