05 - Past Continuous (I was doing) ✓
June 25, 2019
Past Continuous — прошедшее продолженное (длительное, находился в процессе) время обозначает какое-либо действие, происходящее в прошлом в течение какого-либо времени или занимавшее продолжительное время
- В какой-то определенный момент, либо совершалось какое-либо другое действие, может прерывать первое, часто в Past Simple.
- Временная ситуация в прошлом и этот период озвучен. (in summer, yesterday, …)
- Несколько действий в прошлом, которые длились одновременно. (and, while)
| + (was/were + V-ing) | - (was/were not, wasn’t/weren’t) | ? |
|---|---|---|
| I/He/She/It was working in the garden | I/He/She/It was not(wasn’t) working in the garden | Was I/He/She/It working in the garden? |
| You/We/They were working in the garden | You/We/They were not(weren’t) working in the garden | Were You/We/They working in the garden? |
Marker-words
When, while, all night, all morning, all day, from Monday to Wednesday, as
Examples
I was going to the shop when I met Ben.
They were working the whole day.
It was getting dark when I came out.
When you called I was taking a shower.
Like
Like me, like you, like a player,
Homework
Unknown words
to make people jealous - заставлять завидовать
adverstised - рекламировать
to look after - следить/ухаживать
applied - прикладываются/присматриваются
involving - с участием
particularly essential - особенно важно
scuba diving - ныряние с аквалангом
effort - усилие
certainly - бузусловно
Written by Evgeny Leukhin