Прошедшее длительное время (Past Continuous)

Прошедшее длительное время обозначает следующее.

1. Действие, которое происходило в определенное время в прошлом.

Примеры: At eight o’clock last night I was watching TV. – В восемь часов вечера вчера я смотрел телевизор.

I saw you last night. You were waiting for a bus. – Я видел тебя вчера. Ты ждал автобус.

2. Длительные действия в прошлом (ср. Past Simple, описывающее краткое действие в прошлом):

 

Past Future.

Past Simple Present

Past Continuous Past Simple

Примеры: We were walking in the park when it started to rain. –

Мы гуляли в парке, когда начался дождь.

What was he doing when she rang? –

Что он делал, когда она позвонила?

 

Образование прошедшего длительного времени

I / he / she / it was driving Was I / he / she / it driving?

You / we / they were Were we / you / they

I / he / she / it wasn’t driving

You / we/ they weren’t

 

Exercises.

I. Составьте предложения, выбрав части предложения из групп А и Б (Past Simple or Past Continuous?).

A	Б
I (drop) my bag I (cut) myself My car (break down) I (see) a shark My clothes (get) dirty I (break) a tooth	I (drive) to work I (eat) a sandwich I (run) for a bus I (shave) I (swim) in the sea I (clean) the attic

 

II. Раскройте скобки, употребив глаголы в соответствующем времени (Past Simple or Past Continuous?).

1. When she (come) into the room I (listen) to the radio.

2. When my car (break down) I (phone) to a garage.

3. We (go) down in the lift when suddenly it (stop).

4. - When I (arrive) back at the car park, my car wasn’t there!

- What (you / do)?

- I (report) it to the police.

5. We (to walk) in silence for a long time. Nobody (to want) to speak.

6. He (to wait) here for some time, but nobody (to come).

7. The old man who (to sit) beside me (to keep) silence.

8. I (to stand) at the window for some time; the sun (to shine) and I (to decide) to go for a walk.

9. She (to teach) Russian for three years when she (to live) in France.

 

III. Составьте вопросы о создателе джинсов Леви Страусе по образцу.

Model: He came from Germany (Where … from).

Where did he come from?

1. His parents sent him to America (where).

2. His brothers taught him to sew (what).

3. In 1850 he set out for San Francisco (when).

4. He met some prospectors on the way (who).

5. They were digging in a river (where).

6. They were wearing thin trousers (what).

7. He was taking sailcloth to California (what).

8. He made trousers from the sailcloth (what.. from).

9. The men didn’t like the colour (why).

10. He imported blue material from France (where … from).

 

IV. Раскройте скобки, употребив глаголы в скобках в соответствующем времени (Past Continuos or Past Simple?). Подготовьте чтение и пересказ текста. Ответьте на вопросы после текста.

A Fright

Jane is telling about her frightening experience. “I (catch) the nine o’clock bus home last night. It (get) dark and it (rain) hard. When I (get off) the bus, there was no one in the street, only an old man who (take) his dog for a walk. He (walk) in the opposite direction.

Suddenly, I (hear) footsteps behind me. I (begin) to run but they (come) nearer and nearer. I (run) faster and faster, and I (shake) with fright.

I finally (reach) home, but just as I (put) the key in the door, I (feel) a hand on my shoulder.

A man’s voice (say), “Excuse me, Miss, here’s you umbrella. You (leave) it on the bus!”

Have you ever had any frightening experience?

Where were you? What were you doing?

What suddenly happened?