Научиться строить Past Continuous — was/were с формой на -ing — в утверждении, отрицании и вопросе.
Past Continuous
Was/were + глагол с -ing
Past Continuous описывает действие, которое длилось в определённый момент в прошлом. Формула: was/were + глагол с -ing. С I/he/she/it — was, с you/we/they — were.
Перед -ing слово иногда меняется на письме: немая -e отпадает (write → writing, drive → driving, come → coming); в коротком слове «одна гласная + одна согласная» согласная удваивается (sit → sitting, run → running); -ie переходит в -y (lie → lying).
Утверждение — отрицание — вопрос:
• I was reading. — I wasn't reading. — Was I reading?
• You were working. — You weren't working. — Were you working?
• They were sleeping at midnight. — They weren't sleeping at midnight. — Were they sleeping at midnight?
Так неправильно:
• NOT «I was know him» — правильно I knew him (стативные глаголы вроде know не бывают в Continuous).
• NOT «They was watching TV» — правильно They were watching TV.
• NOT «I was cook dinner» — правильно I was cooking dinner (после was/were нужен -ing).
Past Continuous: was/were + verb-ing
| Утверждение | Отрицание | Вопрос | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I · he · she · it | I was reading. | I wasn't reading. | Was I reading? |
| you · we · they | They were working. | They weren't working. | Were they working? |
Как добавить -ing
Слово может измениться на письме, прежде чем взять -ing, — правило и его исключения учим сразу.
| Какой глагол | Что происходит | Пример |
|---|---|---|
| обычный | просто +ing | read → reading · play → playing |
| на немую -e | e отпадает | make → making · write → writing |
| короткий: одна гласная + одна согласная | согласная удваивается | run → running · sit → sitting |
| на -ie | ie → y | lie → lying · die → dying |
Lesson notes
Was/were + глагол с -ing
Past Continuous описывает действие, которое длилось в определённый момент в прошлом. Формула: was/were + глагол с -ing. С I/he/she/it — was, с you/we/they — were.
Перед -ing слово иногда меняется на письме: немая -e отпадает (write → writing, drive → driving, come → coming); в коротком слове «одна гласная + одна согласная» согласная удваивается (sit → sitting, run → running); -ie переходит в -y (lie → lying).
Утверждение — отрицание — вопрос:
• I was reading. — I wasn't reading. — Was I reading?
• You were working. — You weren't working. — Were you working?
• They were sleeping at midnight. — They weren't sleeping at midnight. — Were they sleeping at midnight?
Так неправильно:
• NOT «I was know him» — правильно I knew him (стативные глаголы вроде know не бывают в Continuous).
• NOT «They was watching TV» — правильно They were watching TV.
• NOT «I was cook dinner» — правильно I was cooking dinner (после was/were нужен -ing).