The Past Continuous tense
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Марменкова Анастасия Александровна
was / were + do ing
ing
was
I play
You play
were
ing
She play
was
ing
was
ing
He play
We play
were
ing
They play
were
ing
not
playing
I was
You were
playing
not
playing
not
She was
He was
not
playing
We were
not
playing
They were
not
playing
Was I play ing ? –
Yes, I was . No, I was n’t
Were you play ing ? -
Yes, you were . No, you were n’t .
Was she/he play ing ? -
Yes, she/he was . No, she/he was n’t .
Were they play ing ?-
- Yes, they were . No, they were n’t .
At … o’clock yesterday
when mother came home
the whole evening yesterday
the whole morning yesterday
from 2 till 4 yesterday
Read and translate
Вчера в 4 часа я смотрел телевизор.
- I was watching TV at 4 o'clock yesterday.
2. My brother was playing tennis from 2 till 4 yesterday.
Вчера с 2 до 4 часов мой брат играл в теннис.
3. You were doing your homework the whole evening yesterday.
Вчера весь вечер ты делал домашнюю работу.
4. He was sleeping at this time yesterday.
Вчера в это время он спал.
5. What was your sister doing from eight to nine yesterday?
Что делала твоя сестра вчера с восьми до девяти часов?
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
Use the Past continuous
- I was reading a book at 2 o’clock yesterday. (read)
- He was looking for the remote control when his mother came in. (look for)
- The girl was cleaning the room the whole evening.(clean)
- His parents were talking about future when he rang.(talk)
- The astronauts were using a computer from 3 till 5 o’clock yesterday.(use)
- Tim was speaking English when I came.(speak)
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
Test yourself
- 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
5. I was reading a book while you … .
- 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
