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Past Continuous
We use the Past Continuous:
to set the scene, often at the start of a story. Night was falling and the Moon was shining.
to talk about what was happening at a particular moment in the past. At ten o'clock he was composing in his music room.
with the Past Simple to show that a long activity was interrupted by a short one. We usually use while or as before the Past Continuous. While/As he was sitting at the piano, a small kitten suddenly ran across the piano keys.
Affirmative I/He/She was listening. We/You/They were listening.
Negative I/He/She wasn't listening. We/You/They weren't listening.
Questions Was I/he/she listening? Yes, I/he/she was. No, I/he/she wasn't. Were you/we/they listening? Yes, you/we/they were. No, you/we/they weren't.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
The composer Rossini 1 ___ (write) many operatic masterpieces like The Barber of Seville. He was famous for composing his music at the last minute. Sometimes, just an hour before a concert, Rossini 2 ___ (still write) the music for it! Rossini was also famous for composing in unusual situations – for example, he 3 ___ (get) the idea for the beginning of his opera Le Comte Ory while he 4 ___ (fish) with a friend.
7 Complete the sentences. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. 1 I ___ (read) my brother's diary when he suddenly ___ (come) into the room! 2 Where ___ (you/go) when I ___ (see) you last night? 3 When I ___ (wake) up this morning, it ___ (snow). 4 I ___ (drop) my mobile while I ___ (text) my friend. 5 ___ (you/sleep) when I ___ (phone) this morning? 6 He ___ (not look) where he ___ (go) and ___ (crash) into a tree.
8 What do you think your partner was doing at these times? Ask and check if your guesses were correct. ten o'clock last night six o'clock this morning last Saturday at 8 p.m. A Were you sleeping at ten o'clock last night? B No, I wasn't. I was studying chemistry!
9 Listen and write sentences. Use the prompts and the Past Simple and the Past Continuous. watch the football match start to rain robbers break into the house sleep have a bath have a picnic play the guitar have a good idea complain ring 1 While he was watching the football match, his phone rang.
Коротко: Past Continuous — это «процесс в прошлом»: \(was/were + V_{ing}\). Past Simple — «факт или короткое законченное действие»: \(V_2\). Если одно действие длилось, а другое его прервало, длинное ставь в Past Continuous, короткое — в Past Simple.
Спокойно: тема небольшая, 30 минут хватит.
Три вещи, которые надо запомнить
Форма:
I / he / she / it + was + V-ing
you / we / they + were + V-ing
Отрицание: wasn’t / weren’t + V-ing.
Вопрос: Was/Were + подлежащее + V-ing?Когда Past Continuous: было в процессе в конкретный момент:
At ten o’clock he was composing.
While/As he was sitting at the piano, a kitten ran across the keys.Когда Past Simple: короткое действие или факт:
He came into the room.
Rossini wrote many operas.
После while/as обычно идёт длинное действие в Past Continuous. После when/suddenly часто короткое действие в Past Simple.
План на 30 минут
- 5 минут: выучи формулу и вопросы.
- 10 минут: разбери упражнение 7.
- 10 минут: проверь упражнение 6 и проговори вслух упражнение 8.
- 5 минут: сделай мини-проверку в конце.
Упражнение 7 — проверка
I was reading my brother’s diary when he suddenly came into the room!
Чтение длилось, приход — короткое действие.Where were you going when I saw you last night?
Ты был в процессе «шёл», а увидел — коротко. Вопрос: were + you + going.When I woke up this morning, it was snowing.
Проснулась — короткое действие, снег шёл вокруг.I dropped my mobile while I was texting my friend.
Уронила один раз, а переписывалась в процессе.Were you sleeping when I phoned this morning?
Вопрос о процессе: Were you sleeping? Не Did you sleeping?He wasn’t looking where he was going and crashed into a tree.
Не смотрел и шёл — длительный фон, врезался — короткое действие.
Упражнение 6 — проверка
Rossini wrote many operatic masterpieces.
Это факт, законченные произведения.Rossini was still writing the music for it.
Он всё ещё писал в конкретный момент перед концертом.He got the idea for the beginning of his opera.
Одна идея — короткое действие.While he was fishing with a friend.
Рыбачил — длительный фон после while.
Упражнение 8 — как отвечать
Здесь нет одного правильного ответа: это вопросы к партнёру.
Образец:
— Were you sleeping at ten o’clock last night?
— No, I wasn’t. I was doing my homework.
— Were you sleeping at six o’clock this morning?
— Yes, I was.
— Were you watching TV last Saturday at 8 p.m.?
— No, I wasn’t. I was playing football.
Короткие ответы: Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.
Если будет упражнение 9
Это аудирование, без записи его полностью не выполнить. Принцип тот же:
While he was watching the football match, his phone rang.
Долгое действие — Past Continuous, короткое — Past Simple.
Мини-проверка
Сначала закрой ответы, потом проверь:
While I ___ (cook), the phone ___ (ring).
was cooking; rangThey ___ (not/listen) when the teacher ___ (explain) the rule.
weren’t listening; explainedWhat ___ you ___ (do) at 8 p.m. yesterday?
were; doing
Главная проверка на самостоятельной: если действие длилось — ищи was/were + ing; если случилось и закончилось — ставь V2.