Прошедшее длительное (Past Continuous)
Теория
Past Continuous используется, когда мы говорим о действиях, которые происходили в определённый момент в прошлом или параллельно с другими событиями.
Мы используем его, чтобы:
описать действие, происходившее в конкретное время в прошлом
показать, что одно действие прерывалось другим
рассказать о двух или более действиях, которые происходили одновременно
Примеры из повседневной жизни:
I was reading a book at 7 p.m. yesterday. — Я читал книгу вчера в 7 вечера.
She was cooking dinner when I called her. — Она готовила ужин, когда я ей позвонил.
They were playing football all afternoon. — Они играли в футбол весь день.
We were watching TV while it was raining outside. — Мы смотрели телевизор, пока на улице шёл дождь.
He was talking on the phone at 9 a.m. — Он разговаривал по телефону в 9 утра.
My cat was sleeping on the sofa all morning. — Моя кошка спала на диване всё утро.
Общее между этими примерами: мы описываем процесс, который длился в прошлом, а не завершённое действие.
Формула:
Утвердительные предложения: подлежащее + was/were + глагол + ing
Вопросы: Was/Were + подлежащее + глагол + ing?
Отрицания: подлежащее + was/were + not + глагол + ing
Примеры:
I was working.
She was not sleeping.
Were they coming?
Практика
Fill in the gaps (Заполни пропуски)
She ___ (watch) TV when I arrived.
I ___ (not/sleep) at 10 p.m. yesterday.
We ___ (play) chess all evening.
He ___ (read) a newspaper at that moment.
___ you ___ (study) while it was raining?
Choose the correct option (Выбери правильный вариант)
They (was / were) having lunch at 1 p.m.
I (was / were) not feeling well yesterday.
He (was / were) watching a movie when I called.
We (was / were) reading books all morning.
She (was / were) cooking dinner while he was cleaning the kitchen.
Редактирование (Найди и исправь ошибку)
She were talking on the phone yesterday.
I was not went to school at that time.
They was playing football when it started raining.
He not was reading a book.
Перевод с русского на английский
Я читал книгу в 8 часов вечера вчера.
Она готовила ужин, когда я позвонил.
Мы смотрели телевизор, пока шёл дождь.
Он разговаривал по телефону в 9 утра.
Моя кошка спала на диване весь день.
Ответы
Fill in the gaps:
was watching
was not sleeping
were playing
was reading
Were / studying
Choose the correct option:
were
was
was
were
was
Редактирование:
She was talking on the phone yesterday.
I was not going to school at that time.
They were playing football when it started raining.
He was not reading a book.
Перевод:
I was reading a book at 8 p.m. yesterday.
She was cooking dinner when I called.
We were watching TV while it was raining.
He was talking on the phone at 9 a.m.
My cat was sleeping on the sofa all day.
Пример в речи
Диалог:
A: What were you doing at 7 p.m. yesterday?
B: I was reading a book.
A: Was Sarah watching TV?
B: Yes, she was. She was watching a movie.
A: Were your friends playing football?
B: Yes, they were, but it started raining.
A: What was he doing when you called him?
B: He was cooking dinner.
Перевод и разбор:
A: Что ты делал вчера в 7 вечера?
B: Я читал книгу.
Обратите внимание на was/were + глагол-ing в каждом предложении. В вопросах вспомогательный глагол ставится перед подлежащим: Was Sarah watching TV?
Итог
Past Continuous показывает действия, которые происходили в определённый момент в прошлом или одновременно с другими событиями. Главное — использовать was/were + -ing и помнить о правильном порядке слов в вопросах и отрицаниях. Практикуйся на своих вчерашних делах, чтобы закрепить правило.