Past Continuous Tense / Минало продължително време

Форма:
положителна:   I/He/She/It        was       working.
                          We/You/They    were     working.
отрицателна:  I/He/She/It        wasn't   working.
                        We/You/They    weren't  working.
въпросителна: (How)  Was      I/he/she/it     working?
                         (Why)  Were    we/you/they  working?

Превод:
Минало продължително време се превежда на български с минало несвършено време:
работех, ходех, правех, пишех и т.н.



Употреба:
1.
Действие, което протича през даден минал момент (който или е указан, или се подразбира):
I was writing my homework at this time yesterday.
What were you doing last night? I called you around 9 but you didn't pick up. Were you watching television? 
Времето, през което се извършва действието може да се фиксира и с друго действие в Past Simple Tense:

He was playing with the kids when I went in.
She lost her earrings while they were dancing.




2.
Когато две действия протичат паралелно, и двете са в минало продължително време:
He was trying to sleep while the others were partying next door.
It was raining while I was walking to work.




3.
Както при сегашно, с минало продължително време
а) може да се изрази временно действие:
I was living in Plovdiv at the time.
I didn't have to pay rent for a couple of months because I was staying with my parents.
б) не се използват статични глаголи:
She heard about the exhibition. (NOT She was hearing about the exhibition.)

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