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Past Continuous: утвердительные предложения
450 упражнений с пропусками, 45 тестов по десять
Was для I, he, she и it. Were для you, we и they. Затем глагол с -ing.
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Схема
Вспомогательный глагол согласуется с подлежащим; форма на -ing не меняется никогда:
I was waiting. You were waiting. She was waiting.
Написание формы на -ing подчиняется тем же трём правилам, что в настоящем: убрать немое -e, удвоить конечную согласную после одного краткого гласного, превратить -ie в -y.
Как задаётся обстановка
Описание прошлого момента часто берёт несколько Continuous подряд, оставляя Simple на то, что в итоге случилось:
The rain was falling, the shops were closing and nobody was waiting at the stop. Then a bus appeared.
Это последнее предложение в Past Simple и двигает рассказ дальше.
В названный час
С временем по часам Continuous говорит, что действие уже шло:
- At nine I was driving to work. — поездка началась раньше.
- At nine I drove to work. — поездка началась в девять.
Два действия вместе
While связывает два долгих действия, оба в Continuous:
She was revising while her brother was watching television.
Все формы
| Подлежащее | Форма | Пример |
|---|---|---|
| I | was + -ing | I was reading |
| you | were + -ing | you were reading |
| he, she, it | was + -ing | she was reading |
| we | were + -ing | we were reading |
| they | were + -ing | they were reading |
Примеры
Взяты из 450 предложений этого упражнения. Ответ выделен.
- My friends and I were playing volleyball on the beach.
- They were having lunch at their favorite restaurant.
- Emily was playing her violin at the music concert.
- He was reading the newspaper when I entered the room.
- We were taking a lot of pictures during our vacation.
- I was listening to a podcast while commuting to work.
- She was talking to her grandmother on the phone.
- While we were watching a movie, the power suddenly went out.
- Ron was riding his bike when he saw a dog crossing the road.
- We were eating cake and ice cream.
- We were listening to our favorite songs on the radio.
- The chef was cooking a delicious meal in the kitchen.
Ошибки, которых стоит избегать
Неверно: The children was playing outside. верно: The children were playing outside.
Children — множественное число, поэтому берёт were.
Неверно: At six o'clock I had dinner and the phone rang. верно: At six o'clock I was having dinner when the phone rang.
Ужин к тому моменту уже шёл, поэтому он берёт Continuous.