| Образуется:
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Пример:
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was + V+ing
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I
was working at 5 o'clock yesterday.
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were + V+ing
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We
were working at 5 o'clock yesterday.
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Употребляется:
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Пример:
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| 1) Началось в прошлом, длилось
в момент в прошлом продолжалось
еще какое-то время, но
закончилось к моменту в настоящем.
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They
were watching TV when I came in.
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| 2) Действие, длившееся какое-то
время в прошлом.
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He was writing
three hours yesterday.
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| В
вопросительных предложениях употребляется
с глаголами
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Пример:
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| Was
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Was he reading at 5 o'clock yesterday?
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Were
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Were*
you watсhing TV at this time yesterday.
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| В
отрицательных предложениях употребляется
с глаголами
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Пример:
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| Wasn't
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She
wasn't drinking tea at this time yesterday.
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| Weren't
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You
weren't doing the homework at 2 o'clock
yesterday.
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* Местоимение
"you" всегда употребляется во множественном числе.
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