, , "to be" 1 (-ing ). "to be" (was, were).
Past Continuous (Progressive) :
1) . (at 5), Past Simple (when...)
I was learning English at 3 o'clock yesterday.
He was reading a book when the telephone rang.
2) , : all day long, the whole morning, from 3 till 6 . .
| I was learning /reading | We were learning /reading | |
| You were learning /reading | You were learning /reading | |
| He/She/It was learning /reading | They were learning /reading | |
| Was I learning /reading? | Were we learning /reading? | |
| Were you learning /reading? | Were you learning /reading? | |
| Was he/she/it learning /reading? | Were they learning /reading? | |
| I was not learning /reading | We were not learning /reading | |
| You are not learning /reading | You were not learning /reading | |
| He/She/It was not learning /reading | They were not learning /reading |
I was reading a book. .
They were playing chess. .
He was writing a letter. .
the Past Continuous , :
Tomas was working at ten o'clock yesterday morning. . (. . ).
, . , , the Past Simple.
It was raining when I went out into the street. (ظ , ).
Little Mary came in. She was eating an ice-cream. ( . ).
I saw you last night. You were waiting for a bus. ( . ).
I dropped my bag when I was running for a bus. ( , ).
My car broke down when I was driving to work. ( , ).
He broke a tooth when he was eating a sandwich.( , ).
"to be" (was, were) . the Past Continuous "to be" ( : was/ were) . , "not" "to be":
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He was playing at 3 o'clock.
He was not playing at 3 o'clock.
Was he playing at 3 o'clock?
Yes, he was. N, he was not. (No, he was not).
: I was doing my English at 5. And you? Were you doing English at five too?
My children were playing hockey all the morning. And your children? She was watching TV all the evening. And your sister? He was playing tennis at 2. And your brother? I was cooking at 9 a.m. And you? We were having breakfast at 7. And you? They were translating the article from 3 to 5. And you? She is working in the garden. And her husband? 9. She lived in Oxford last summer. And her son?
Past Continuous : At 8 oclock yesterday evening I .. (to have) dinner with some friends.- At 8 oclock yesterday evening I was having dinner with some friends
At 10.15 yesterday morning I .. (to work). Half an hour ago I .. (to watch) TV at home. This time last year we .. (to live) in Brazil. What .. you .. (to do) at 10 oclock last night?
, Present Continuous Past Continuous:
1. I (to write) an English exercise now. 2. I (to write) an English exercise at this time yesterday. 3. My little sister (to sleep) at this time yesterday. 4. My friends (not to do) their homework now. They (to play) volleyball. 5. My friends (not to do) their homework at seven oclock yesterday. They (to play) volleyball. 6. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday. 7. She (not to read) now. 8. Now she (to go) to school. 9. What you (to do) now? I (to drink) tea. 10. You (to drink) tea at this time yesterday? No, I (not to drink) tea at this time yesterday, I (to eat) a banana. 11. My sister is fond of reading. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday, and now she (to read) again. 12. Look! My cat (to play) with a ball. 13. When I went out into the garden, the sun (to shine) and birds (to sing) in the tress. 14. You (to eat) ice cream now? 15. You (to eat) ice cream when I rang you up yesterday? 16. What your father (to do) now? 17. What your father (to do) from eight until nine yesterday? 18. Why she (to cry) now? 19. Why she (to cry) when I saw her yesterday?
