Таблиці: минулий тривалий час (The Past Continuous Progressive)

was/were + Present
Participle

Стверджувальна форма

Affirmative

Питальна форма

Interrogative

Заперечна форма

Negative

I was
working

you were
working

he was
working

she was
working

it was
working

we were
working

they were
working

Was I working?

Were you
working?

Was he
working?

Was she
working?

Was it
working?

Were we
working?

Were they
working?

I was
not/wasn’t working

you were
not/weren’t working

he was
not/wasn’t working

she was
not/wasn’t working

it was
not/wasn’t working

we were
not/weren’t working

they were
not/weren’t working

Випадки вживання

Тривала дія, яка відбувалася у
визначений момент в минулому

She was
working in the garden at 10.30.

He was
talking on the phone when 1 came in.

Дія, яка відбувалася в продовж якогось
періоду часу в минулому.

It was
raining all night.

This time
yesterday she was cooking dinner.

Дві одночасні дії в минулому

While I
was washing up, my sister was tidy­ing up the rooms.

Дія, яка повторюється в минулому, що
викликає у мовця здивованість чи відразу

He was
always working on weekends.

She was
constantly ringing me up at night.