длительное время. Как следует из названия, оно отвечает за события, которые происходили в и продолжались какое-то время. I was playing. He was eating They were laughing Were you sleeping when I called? You sounded drowsy. Ты спал, когда я позвонил? Ты казался сонным. was sleeping when someone knocked at the door In the morning our elevator was not (wasn’t) working. Утром не работал лифт. I/He/She/It + was + глагол-ingWe/You/They + were + глагол-ingI was singing. – Я пел.He was walking. – Он гулял.She was writing. – Она писала.It was falling. – Оно падало.WWas I singing? – Я пел?
Was he walking? – Он гулял?
Was she writing? – Она писала?
Was it falling? – Оно падало?e were reading. – Мы читали. You were talking. – Вы разговаривали. They were running. – Они бежали.I/He/She/It + was not + глагол-ingWe/You/They + were not + глагол-ingI was not singing. – Я не пел.He was not walking. – Он не гулял.She was not writing. – Она не писала.
It was not falling. – Оно не падало.We were not reading. – Мы не читали.You were not talking. – Вы не разговаривали.They were not running. – Они не бежали.At midnight I was reading a book. – В полночь я читал книгу. (я начал читать до полуночи, возможно, продолжал после и в это конкретное время находился в процессе чтения)
I was playing.
He was eating
They were laughing
Were you sleeping when I called? You sounded drowsy.
Ты спал, когда я позвонил? Ты казался сонным.
was sleeping when someone knocked at the door
In the morning our elevator was not (wasn’t) working.
Утром не работал лифт.
I/He/She/It + was + глагол-ingWe/You/They + were + глагол-ingI was singing. – Я пел.He was walking. – Он гулял.She was writing. – Она писала.It was falling. – Оно падало.WWas I singing? – Я пел?
Was he walking? – Он гулял?
Was she writing? – Она писала?
Was it falling? – Оно падало?e were reading. – Мы читали.You were talking. – Вы разговаривали.
They were running. – Они бежали.I/He/She/It + was not + глагол-ingWe/You/They + were not + глагол-ingI was not singing. – Я не пел.He was not walking. – Он не гулял.She was not writing. – Она не писала.
It was not falling. – Оно не падало.We were not reading. – Мы не читали.You were not talking. – Вы не разговаривали.They were not running. – Они не бежали.At midnight I was reading a book. – В полночь я читал книгу. (я начал читать до полуночи, возможно, продолжал после и в это конкретное время находился в процессе чтения)