Past Continuous

1. Past Continuous

Прошедшее
продолженное
время

2. Что это?

Я зашел в дом
Я шел домой (в 7 часов)
I was going home (at 7)

3. Когда употребляем

Действие длится в определенный момент в
прошлом
I was going home …
Вчера в 6 часов (yesterday at 6 o’clock)
На прошлой неделе с 6 до 8 (last week from 6 to 8)
Вчера, когда ты пришел (yesterday, when you
came)

4. Слова спутники

At … o’clock yesterday
when mother came home
the whole evening yesterday
the whole morning yesterday
from 2 till 4 yesterday

5. Формула

to be + Ving
to be
ед. число (I, he, she, it)
множ. число (you, we, they)
was
were
was + Ving
were + Ving

6. Make sentences

I
Mother
Father
Sister
We
My friend
My friend and I
sleep…
do… homework
was
were
cook…
watch… TV
play…
talk…
go… home
yesterday
at 6
o’clock

7. Отрицание

Вчера в 6 я шел домой
I was going home
yesterday at 6 o’clock.
was/were + Ving
Вчера в 6 я не шел
домой
I was not going home
yesterday at 6 o’clock
was/ + not + Ving
were

8. Make negative sentences

I
Mother
Father
Sister
We
My friend
My friend and I
sleep…
do… homework
was
were
cook…
watch… TV
play…
talk…
go… home
yesterday
at 6
o’clock

9. Вопросы

I was going home yesterday at 6.
Was I going home yesterday at 6?

10. Make questions

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I
Mother
Father
Sister
We
My friend
My friend and I
sleep…
do… homework
was
were
cook…
watch… TV
play…
talk…
go… home
yesterday
at 6
o’clock

11. Pay attention!!!

When mother came home, I was reading a book.
came – однократное действие (пришла)
Past Simple
was reading – действие в процессе (читал)
Past continuous
When mother was reading, I came home.
was reading – действие в процессе (читала)
Past continuous
came – однократное действие (пришел)
Past Simple

12. Say what were you doing at the following times?

At 5 p.m yesterday
Two hours ago
At 11 p.m. last Sunday
At 9 p.m the day before yesterday
An hour ago

13. Test yourself

1. His mobile rang when he … to the office.
a) driving b) drove c) were driving
2. I met Nelly last weekend while I … at IKEA.
a) were shopping b) shop c) was shopping
3. When we … out, it was snowing heavily.
a) go b) were going c) went
4. They …in Miami when a storm started.
a) were resting b) resting c) rested

14. Test yourself

5. I was reading a book while you … .
а) slept b) sleeped c) were sleeping
6. At that period of time he …for a big international company.
a) worked b) were working c) works
7) I looked at the guests. Everyone … and no one … .
a) were shouting, were listenning
b) shouts, listens
c) is shouting, is listenning