Past Continuous

Well hello my dear friends! How are you today? Hope you are OK.

Приветствую Вас мои дорогие друзья! Как Вы себя чувствуете сегодня? Надеюсь, что у Вас все хорошо.

We continue our learning the English tenses. Today we are talking about Past Continuous.

Мы продолжаем с Вами изучение времен английского языка. Сегодня мы с Вами поговорим о Past Continuous (прошедшее длительное время).

We use Past Continuous when we talk about the action that started in the past, continued for a short period of tim, and ended in the past.

Мы используем Past Continuous, когда говорим о действии, которое началось в прошлом, продолжалось непродолжительное время и закончилось в прошлом.

Ex.

I think he was playing chess.

What were you watching yesterday?

It was raining outside when we finally got ready.

Утвердительные предложения

I/he/she/it was doing

We/you/they were doing

Отрицательные предложения

I/he/she/it was not doing

We/you/they were not doing

Вопросительные предложения

Was I/he/she/it doing?

Were we/you/they doing?

"I was doing something" means that I was in the middle of doing something at a certain.

"I was doing something" означает, что я находился в процессе делания чего-либо в определенной момент.

Compare the examples of Past Simple and Past Continuous

Ex.

1) I was watching a TV show when he called me (in the middle of watching).

I watched a TV show yesterday (finished it completely).

2) I entered when he was walking around the house (in the middle walking).

He walked all the way home alone (completed the action).

3) He was reading when she finally noticed him.

He read that book.