Past Continuous
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Positive |
Negative |
Question |
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I You He She It We You They |
Was working Were working Was working Was working Was working Were working Were working Were working |
Wasn’t working Weren’t working Wasn’t working Wasn’t working Wasn’t working Weren’t working Weren’t working Weren’t working |
Was I working Were you working Was he working Was she working Was it working Were we working Were you working Were they working |
Употреба:
· Действие, което се е извършвало в даден момент или сравнително кратък период от време в миналото. Този момент или период може да се изрази с обстоятелствено пояснение за време или с обстоятелствено изречение за време (въведено с when), в което глаголът обикновено е в Past Simple.
It was raining this morning.
I was walking in the park when it began to rain.
· Продължителни действия, които са се извършвали едновременно в миналото. Те се свързват обикновено със съюза while (докато).
I was walking in the park while it was raining.
· Може да изразява действие или състояние, което служи като фон на други действия, извършвани в миналото.
I went into the garden to walk around. The night was clear and the moon was shining.
· Може да изразява и постепенност на минало действие.
The wind was rising and the waves were crashing on the beach.
Превежда се с минало несвършено време.
автор: Aviva
