Прошедшее продолженное время

The Past Continuous Tense Прошедшее продолженное время Past Continuous выражает незавершенное длительное действие, которое началось до некоторого момента в прошлом и продолжало совершаться в тот мо­мент. was / were + Ving + Утвердительные предложения. He was sitting on the bench. – Он сидел на скамейке. They were playing chess. – Они играли в шахматы. – Отрицательные предложения. He was not sitting on the bench. They were not playing chess. ? Вопросительные предложения. Was he sitting on the bench? – Yes, he was. / No, he wasn’t. Were they playing chess? – Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t. Указатели времени: at 5 o’clock, from 3 till 6 o’clock (с 3 до 6 часов), at that moment (в тот момент), at this time yesterday (вчера в это время) etc. He was doing his homework at five o’clock. – В пять часов он делал домашнюю работу. Но: I got up at 7 o’clock. – Я встал в 7 часов. (действие завершено в 7 ч.) They were playing in the yard at that moment. – Они играли во дворе в тот момент. Past Continuous может также употребляться для описания ситуации, на фоне которой происходят какие-то события: I sat down on a bench to have a rest. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. – Я присел на скамейку передохнуть. Светило солнце и пели птицы. В сложных предложениях могут употребляться слова when (когда) и while (пока, в то время как). Если оба действия длительные и происходят одновременно, то обычно используется слово while, и оба глагола употребляются в Past Continuous. Если одно действие началось и закончилось, пока происходило другое действие, то более длительное действие выражено в Past Continuous, а более короткое – в Past Simple. While Mary was washing the dishes, Jim was cleaning the carpets. – Пока Мэри мыла посуду, Джим чистил ковры. When I came home, my parents were watching TV. – Когда я пришел домой, мои родители смотрели телевизор, I lost my keys while I was riding my bike. – Я потерял ключи, пока катался на велосипеде.

Exercise 1. Составьте по два предложения, используя разные об­стоятельства времени. Example: 1. I am writing an English exercise now. I was writing an English exercise at this time yesterday. 1.I / write / an English exercise (now; at this time yesterday). 2.My little sister / sleep (now; at this time yesterday). 3.My friends / not do / their homework (at the moment; at 7 o’clock yesterday). They / play / tennis. 4.You / eat / ice-cream (now; at that moment). 5.She / not read / (now; at 5 o’clock). 6.I / make / a sandwich (at the moment; at that moment). Exercise 2. Yesterday the teacher came into the classroom during the break. Write what the pupils were doing at that moment. Mike was drawing on the blackboard. Susan and … Mike – draw on the blackboard; Susan and Jane – look out of the window; two boys – run around the classroom; some girls – laugh; Kate – read a magazine; Jim – write his homework; Pete and Jack – fight; John – listen to music; Mary – look in the mirror; Tom – talk over the phone. Exercise 3. Write negative sentences and questions: a) 1.She was having lunch at that moment. 2.They were wearing warm jackets. 3.It was raining at 10 o’clock. 4.The boys were playing football. b) 1.We were cleaning the living room. 2.My mother was cooking dinner. 3.It was snowing all night. 4.The pupils were writing a test. Exercise 4. Write questions to the underlined words: a) 1.They were playing football. 2.She was wearing a black dress. 3.Jack was watching TV at 7 o’clock. 4.The girls were talking politely. 5.Two old men were sitting on the bench. 6.Sam was going to the shop. 7.I wasn’t playing because I was tired. b) 1.Grandpa was sleeping on the sofa. 2.Jane was carrying two bags. 3.The boys were shouting loudly. 4.Pete was cleaning the blackboard. 5.Her friends were smiling because they were happy. 6.I was hiding behind the curtain. 7.We were reading a funny story. Exercsie 5. Write short answers: a) 1.Were you watching TV at 9 o’clock? (-) 2.Did you watch TV yesterday? (+) 3.Do you watch TV every day? (+) 4.Are you watching TV at the moment? (-) 5.Have you got an umbrella? (+) 6.Is there a shelf on the wall? (-) 7.Was he wearing a cap? (+) b) 1.Does Jim like cheese? (-) 2.Is there any cheese on the plate? (+) 3.Were the pupils reading a poem? (-) 4.Has Ann got a brother?(+) 5.Was a dog sitting in front of the house? (+) 6.Did your parents go to the cinema yesterday? (-) 7.Were there many children in the choir? (+)