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We use the past continuous to say that someone was in the middle of doing something at a certain time:
Andrew and Mike were at home yesterday evening. − Эндрю и Майк были дома вчера вечером.
At 7 pm the friends were doing their project. − В 7 часов друзья работали над своим проектом.
(They started at 6 pm and finished at 8.30 pm. So, at 7 pm they were doing their project.)
We use the past simple and the past continuous to say that something happened in the middle of another event:
When his mother came into the room, Neil was writing an essay. − Когда мама вошла в комнату, Нил писал cочинение.
Sophie met Duncan while she was travelling in Italy. − Софи встретила Данкана, когда она путешествовала по Италии.
was / were + Ving (walking)
| + | I was walking | You were walking | He / She / It was walking | They were walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| − | I was not walking / I wasn't walking | You were not walking / You weren't walking | He / She / It was not walking / He / She / It wasn't walking | They were not walking / They weren't walking |
| ? | Was I walking? − Yes, I was. − No, I was not. / No, I wasn't. | Were you walking? − Yes, we were. − No, we were not. / No, we weren't. | Was he walking? − Yes, he was. − No, he was not. / No, he wasn't. | Were they walking? − Yes, they were. − No, they were not. / No, they weren't. |
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Мы используем Прошедшее непрерывное время, чтобы сказать, что кто−то что−то делал в определенное время:
Andrew and Mike were at home yesterday evening. − Эндрю и Майк были дома вчера вечером.
At 7 pm the friends were doing their project. − В 7 часов друзья работали над своим проектом.
(Они начали в 18:00 и закончили в 20:30. Итак, в 19:00 они делали свой проект.)
Мы используем Прошедшее простое время и Прошедшее непрерывное время, чтобы сказать, что что−то произошло в середине другого события:
When his mother came into the room, Neil was writing an essay. − Когда мама вошла в комнату, Нил писал cочинение.
Sophie met Duncan while she was travelling in Italy. − Софи встретила Данкана, когда она путешествовала по Италии.
was / were + Ving (walking)
| + | Я гулял | Ты гулял | Он / Она / Оно гулял | Они гуляли |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| − | Я не гулял / Я не гулял | Ты не гулял / Ты не гулял | Он / Она / Оно не гулял / Он / Она / Оно не гулял | Они не гуляли / Они не гуляли |
| ? | Я гулял? − Да. − Нет. / Нет. | Вы гуляли? − Да. − Нет. / Нет. | Он гулял? − Да. − Нет. / Нет. | Они гуляли? − Да. − Нет. / Нет. |