Прошедшее продолженное время
(THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE)
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Утвердительная форма |
Вопросительная форма |
Отрицательная форма |
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I He was She walking It
W You were They walking
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he Was she walking? it
Were you walking? they |
I He was not She walking It (wasn’t)
W You walking They (weren’t) |
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Типичные обстоятельства: at 6 o’clock yesterday, from 5 till 8 o’clock yesterday | ||
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At 9 o’clock she was having breakfast. – В 9 часов она завтракала.
Was she having breakfast at 9 o’clock?
At 9 o’clock she was not having breakfast.
They were standing in the street, when I saw them. – Они стояли на улице, когда я их увидела.
Were they standing in the street, when I saw them?
They were not standing in the street, when I saw them.
Ex.1. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous или Past Continuous.
1. Why you (to look) at me in that way? 2. He (to skate) yesterday from five till nine o’clock. 3. Why you (to smoke) in the room? 4. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday. 5. What you (to look) at? I (to look) at this monument. 6. He (to write) the article all the week. 7. Yesterday he (to tell) us for two hours about his trip to India. 8. I (to learn) to ride a bicycle now. 9. We (to work) at this problem during three months. 10. Be quiet, he (to write) a composition now.
Ex.2. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Indefinite или Past Continuous.
1. I (to go) to the institute yesterday when I (to see) a house on fire. 2. What you (to do) yesterday? – I (to work) in the morning and (to skate) in the afternoon. 3. They (to come) in when I (to have dinner) with my friend. 4. I (to read) the newspaper when you (to ring) me up. 5. When I (to see) him, he (to stand) in the street. 6. I not (to go) out last night, because it (to rain). 7. I (to see) Kate (to sit) at the nearest table. 8. When I (to awake) this morning it (to be) so late that the sun (to shine) high in the sky. 9. He not (to see) me, as he (to read) a book when I (to come) into the room. 10. She (to see) Henry, who (to look) at the picture.
Ex.3. Расспросите своего партнера, что он делал:
at 6 o’clock yesterday; from 3 till 5 o’clock on Sunday; at that time last Tuesday; at 8 p. m. last Saturday …
Ex. 4. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Indefinite или Past Continuous.
1. He (to sit) in a café, when I (to see) him. 2. My friend (to talk) to the teacher, when I (to see) him. 3. When the phone (to ring), they (to have) dinner. 4. The boy (to fall) and (to hurt) himself while he (to ride) his bicycle. 5. When I (to go) out, the sun (to shine). 6. While she (to play) the piano, I (to write) a letter. 7. My mother (to watch) TV, when I (to come) into the room. 8. My friend (to come) to see me yesterday. 9. What you (to do) yesterday at this time? 10. I (to know) him quite well when I was young. 11. At six o’clock Mr. Smith (to stand) outside the tube station, waiting for a friend. 12. Our friends (to discuss) something when we (to interrupt) them. 13. Who (to tell) you to come to see me.
Ex. 5. Закончите предложения, поставив глаголы в скобках в Past Indefinite или Past Continuous.
When I switched on the light I … (see a strange scene).
When the lecturer entered the room the students … (talk in loud voices and laugh).
He heard a strange noise when he … (come up to the house).
Nobody was listening to what he … (say).
When I entered the shop the shop-girl … (show a nice dress to an elderly lady).
Mr. Brown was making a call when his secretary … (bring in the morning post).
Ex. 6. Переведите на английский язык, употребляя Past Indefinite или Past Continuous.
1. Они редко выходили куда-нибудь по воскресеньям. 2. Она говорила по телефону, когда я вошла в комнату. 3. Он очень много работал в прошлом году. 4. Какие документы он просматривал, когда вы вошли в кабинет? 5. Где вы учили иностранные языки? 6. О чем мы говорили, когда она прервала нас? 7. Вчера он все утро играл в гольф. 8. Я смотрела интересный детектив по телевизору, когда зазвенел телефон.