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Past Continuous: прошедшее длительное время
Past Continuous — действие происходило в определённый момент в прошлом или длилось параллельно с другим действием.
Образование
was/were + глагол с -ing. I was reading. They were playing. Was she working? They weren't sleeping.
Использование
1) Действие в момент в прошлом: At 5 pm I was working. 2) Параллельные действия: While I was cooking, he was watching TV. 3) Длительное действие, прерванное другим: I was sleeping when he called.
| Past Simple | Past Continuous |
|---|---|
| I read a book yesterday. | I was reading at 7 pm. |
| She called me. | I was sleeping when she called. |
| He worked here. | He was working when I came. |
Маркеры: at that moment, when, while, all day yesterday, from 5 to 7.