UNIT 6

Section A (Grammar reference)

The Past Continuous Tense (Прошедшее продолженное время)

Past Continuous образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be в прошедшем времени (was, were) и причастия настоящего времени (Present Participle) смыслового глагола.

I was speaking on the phone.

They were working on the computer.

Past Continuous употребляется для выражения длительного незаконченного действия, происходившего в определенный момент в прошлом.

Момент действия может быть обозначен:

• точным указанием времени (или периода времени):

Не was visiting a client at 3 o’clock yesterday.

Mrs. Smith was waiting for you from 2 till 5 on Monday.

Tom and Jane were working on the report all day long on Sunday.

• другим действием, выраженным глаголом в Past Simple:

When I entered the room they were discussing the price.

	I, HE, SHE, IT	WE, YOU, THEY
Утвердительная форма	He was swimming	They were swimming
Вопросительная форма	Was he swimming? Yes, he was. No, he wasn’t.	Were they swimming? Yes, they were. No, they weren’t.
Отрицательная форма	He was not (wasn’t) swimming.	They were not (weren’t) swimming.

Упражнения.

I. Образуйте общие вопросы и отрицательные предложения в Past Continuous.

1. Cathy was talking on the phone.

2. The sellers were calling the clients .

3. I was looking through a new catalogue.

4. Nick and Charlie were leaving the bank.

5. The manger was organizing the work.

6. John was having coffee in the canteen.

7. The customers were discussing the prices.

8. He was working on the computer.

9. The secretary was making the appointment.

10. We were singing the contract.

II. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глагол в Past Continuous.

A. What was happening (happen) at the time of the robbery?

B. Well, I ____ (sit) in my office. I __________________ (talk) to an employee. Mary ______ (put) food onto the shelves. Several customers ______ (do) the shopping and a cashier ______ (stand) behind the till.

A. Can you tell me anything about the robbers?

B. Yes. They _____ (wear) black masks and they (hold) guns. They ______ (shout).

A. How did they get away?

B. They drove off in a car which ______________________ (wait) outside.

III. Выберите правильную форму глагола.

1. We went/were going out last night.

2. He slept/was sleeping at 10 o clock this morning.

3. I have/was having breakfast when the phone rang/was ringing.

4. They went/ were going home when it started/was starting to rain.

6. He met/was meeting the clients yesterday.

7. When I checked/was checking the sales reports I found/was finding a mistake there.

8. When I studied/was studying the market I found/was finding the most reliable company.

9. When I was entering/entered the room, the secretary was worked / working on the computer.

10. I saw/was seeing my old friend when I left/was leaving the plant.