Past Continuous

Время Past Continuous указывает на процесс, длившийся в определенный момент или

период в прошлом.

В отличие от времени Past Simple, этот момент в прошлом должен быть назван прямо
(например, yesterday at 5 o’clock, when you called, when rain started) или быть очевидным из
контекста.

When you called I was taking a shower.

Когда ты позвонил, я принимал душ.

I was sleeping when someone knocked at the door.

Когда я спал, кто-то постучал в дверь.
The Whole evening
 Сравните употребление Present Continuous и Past Continuous

1. I am writing an English exercise now.

2. I was writing an English exercise at this time yesterday.
3. My little sister is sleeping now.
4. My little sister was sleeping at this time yesterday.
5. My friends are not doing their homework now. They are playing volleyball.
6. My friends were not doing their homework at seven o’clock yesterday. They were playing
volleyball.
7. She was reading the whole evening yesterday.
8. She is not reading now.
9. Now she is going to school.
10. What are you doing now? – I am drinking
11. Were You drinking tea at this time yesterday? – No, I was not drinking tea at this time yesterday. I was
eating a banana.
12. My sister is fond of reading. She was reading the whole evening yesterday, and now she is reading again.
13. Look! My cat is playing with a ball.
14. When I went out into the garden, the sun was shining and birds were singing in the tress.
15. Are You eating ice-cream now?
16. Were You eating ice-cream when I rang up yesterday?
17. What is your father doing now?
18. What was your father doing from eight till nine yesterday?
19. Why is she crying now?
20. Why was she crying when I saw her yesterday?
Сравните употребление Past Simple и Past Continuous
1. I went to the cinema yesterday.
2. I was going to the cinema at four o’clock yesterday.
3. I was going to the cinema when you met me.
4. I was doing my homework the whole evening yesterday.
5. I was doing my homework when mother came back.
6. I did my homework yesterday.
7. I was doing my homework from five till eight yesterday.
8. I was doing my homework at six o’clock yesterday.
9. I didn’t play the piano yesterday. I wrote a letter to my friend.
10. I wasn’t playing the piano at four o’clock yesterday. I was reading a book.
11. He wasn’t sleeping when father came home. He was doing his homework.
12. When I was going to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete. They
were talking and laughing. They told me a funny story. Soon I was laughing, too. I
was still laughing when we came to school. After school I told this story at home.
My father and mother liked it very much.
13. When we were in the country last summer, I went to the wood one day. In the
wood I found a little fox cub. I brought it home. I decided to tame the cub. Every
day I fed it and took care of it. I was taming it the whole summer. Now the fox
cub is quite tame. It lives in my house
 Homework:
Раскройте скобки, употребляя Past Simple или Past Continuous

1. When I came home, my little sister was sleeping.

2. When Nick came home, his brother was playing with his toys.
3. When mother (to come) home, I (to do) my homework.
4. When father (to come) home, Pete (to sleep).
5. When mother (to come) home, the children (to play) on the carpet.
6. When I (to get) up, my mother and father (to drink) tea.
7. When I (to come) to my friend’s place, he (to watch) TV.
8. When I (to see) my Friends, they (to play) football.
9. When I (to go) to school, I (to meet) my friend.
10. When we (to go) to the cinema, we (to meet) grandmother.
11. When grandmother (to go) home, she (to see) a hare.
12. When I (to clean) the floor, I (to find) my old toy under the sofa.
13. When granny (to read) a book on the sofa, she (to fall) asleep.
14. When I (to play) in the park, I suddenly (to see) my old friend.
15. When Nick (to run) about in the park, he (to fall).
Сравните употребление Present и Past
Simple, Present и Past Continuous
Application
Инфинитив 2 форма 3 форма Перевод

To get got got получать

To freeze froze frozen Замораживать/морозить

/замерзать
To wake woke woken просыпаться

To steal Stole stolen воровать

To choose chose chosen выбирать

To speak Spoke spoken Говорить

To break broke broken ломать

To go-went- gone
outdoors

indoors
When you go out with friends to have fun, someone
in your group will surely bring a camera
to snap a picture. Or when you’re home alone with
your cat, you can take a picture of him when he does
something cute. Photographs are a great way to keep
a memory forever on your phone or hard disk. But
there are a lot of bad pictures that are too dark or too
light because taking a great photo takes practice.

Snap - щелкать
Photography has become so popular that most cities
have classes to teach people how to use their cameras
and how to take the best picture. Some of these classes
take place outdoors to teach students about nature
photography, other classes concentrate on taking pictures
of people indoors.
settings – a system of options (you can choose a
language,
the volume of the sound) on your mobile
phone or camera;
a manual – a book with instructions how to use
a device (a camera, a computer, etc.);
have a good eye – to be good at taking photos;
trendy – very popular, stylish.