The Past Continuous Tense

Прошедшее длительное время

Образование:

Вспомогательный глагол to be в личной форме прошедшего времени и причастие I смыслового глагола.

was (I, he, she, it)

+ Ving

were (you, we, they)

Наш механик ремонтировал Our engineer was repairing the engine.

двигатель.

Отрицательные предложения образуются путем добавления к вспомогательному глаголу was или were отрицательной частицы not.

He was not (wasn’t) watching a film.

Вопросительные предложения образуются путем постановки вспомогательного глагола was или were перед подлежащим.

What were you discharging yesterday?

Употребление:

Прошедшее длительное время употребляется для выражения длительного действия, происходившего в какой-то момент в прошлом.

Вчера с 3 до 5 мы грузили рис. We were loading rice from 3 till 5 yesterday.

Когда мы пришли, гости When we came the guests were dancing.

танцевали.

С Past Continuous часто употребляются слова:

в тот момент – at that moment

вчера весь вечер – the whole evening yesterday

вчера с 3 до 5 – from 3 till 5 yesterday

вчера в 6 часов – at 6 o’clock yesterday

Упражнения

1. Выберите правильный вариант

1) The engineers (was, were) testing the engine for several hours.

2) He (was, were) examining the manoeuvring gear for wear.

3) The Master (was, were) looking through the specification for dry-dock repairs.

4) The cadets (was, were) learning how to use life saving appliances.

5) You (was, were) keeping watch when the main engine broke down.

2. Раскройте скобки, поставив глагол-сказуемое во время Past Continuous

1) The stevedore (to try) to prove to the Master the necessity of laying dunnage.

2) The engineer (to repair) the auxiliary engine when the Master came into the engine room.

3) The workers (to fix) the derrick for 2 hours.

4) At that time radio engineers (to test) a new receiver for the application in marine communication systems.

5) The Chief Engineer (to explain) the cause of the excessive fuel consumption.

6) Deck Officers (to write down) all the information concerning the activity of the ship in port.

7) The sailors (to remove) all salt, dirt oil and loose paint from the ship’s hull before repainting it.

8) The ship (to run) about 17 knots.

9) A stevedore gang (to discharge) the vessel at berth #5.

The Health Officer (to examine) the Bill of Health which the ship got at the last port of call.