Прошедшее длительное время образуется с помощью глагола to be в Past Simple (was, were) и причастия настоящего времени (V-ing)
Утвердительные предложения
Подлежащее + was / were + V-ing
My sister was playing the piano the whole evening | Сестра весь вечер играла на пианино | |
Mike and Pete were talking and laughing | Майк и Пит разговаривали и смеялись |
Отрицательные предложения
Подлежащее + was / were + not + V-ing
It was not raining when we went out | Когда мы вышли, дождя не было | |
They were not smiling | Они не улыбались |
В неформальной речи приняты сокращения:
- was not → wasn’t
- were not → weren’t
Вопросительные предложения в Past Continuous
Was / Were + подлежащее + V-ing | Вопросительное слово + was / were + подлежащее + V-ing | ||||||||||
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Was / Were + подлежащее + V-ing | Вопросительное слово + was / were + подлежащее + V-ing | ||||||||||
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