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The Past Continuous Tense (прошедшее продолженное время) или Past Progressive Tense — используется для выражения действия, которое происходило в указанный момент или период времени в прошлом.
Образуется с помощью глагола to be в форме прошедшего времени (V2) и причастия настоящего времени Participle I:
to be (V2) + Participle I
| Affirmative (утвердительные) | Negative (отрицательное) | Interrogative (Вопросительное) |
|---|---|---|
| I was playing. | I was not playing. | Was I playing? |
| He was playing. | He was not playing. | Was he playing? |
| She was playing. | She was not playing. | Was she playing? |
| It was playing. | It was not playing. | Was it playing? |
| We were playing. | We were not playing. | Were we playing? |
| You were playing. | You were not playing. | Were you playing? |
| They were playing. | They were not playing. | Were they playing? |
Общепринятые сокращения:
was not → wasn’t
were not → weren’t
The Past Continuous Tense используется для обозначения временных действий, которые были в процессе в определённый момент в прошлом:
Lady Connie was reading a letter at 6 o’clock yesterday.
Либо для обозначения действий, которые были в процессе, когда происходило другое действие:
The witcher was reading when a monster came from the forest.
Часто Past Continuous используется со следующими обстоятельствами времени: at <number> o’clock yesterday, from six to/till seven yesterday, for two days last week, etc. Обычно обстоятельства времени идут в конце предложения.