Когда действие продолжалось в какой-то момент в прошлом, используй was или were + глагол с -ing. was — с I, he, she и it. were — с you, we и they.
Действие в процессе: was / were + -ing
At seven o'clock, I was eating dinner.
They were sitting in the garden.
Not "They was sitting in the garden." — say "They were sitting in the garden.". С they используй were.
Попробуй: Ira: Who was in the school gym at eight? Amina: Some students. They ___ basketball. Выбери, что говорит Amina. (were reading / were playing / was swim) Ответ: were playing — В восемь шла игра в баскетбол, а с they нужно were: were playing.
Отрицания и вопросы
Чтобы сказать «нет», используй wasn't или weren't + -ing. Чтобы спросить, поставь в начало Was или Were: Were you sleeping?
I wasn't listening.
Were you sleeping?
Not "Did you sleeping?" — say "Were you sleeping?". Спрашивай с Was или Were, а не с did.
Попробуй: Ira: Did you see the new painting in the hall? Amina: No, I ___. I was talking to the teacher. Выбери, что говорит Amina. (wasn't looking / wasn't talking / didn't watching) Ответ: wasn't looking — Amina разговаривала и на картину не смотрела: she wasn't looking.
Формы прошедшего: broke, fell, hurt, dropped, spilled
break → broke, fall → fell, hurt → hurt. drop и spill просто добавляют -ed: dropped (p пишется два раза), spilled.
He fell in the park.
The window broke.
She spilled the soup.
Not "He falled in the park." — say "He fell in the park.". У fall своя форма прошедшего: fell.
Попробуй: Ira: Where's your blue cup? Amina: I dropped it, and it ___. Выбери, что говорит Amina. (hurt / falled / broke) Ответ: broke — Чашка упала на пол, и её больше нет, значит, она разбилась: it broke. Прошедшая форма от break — broke.
Длинное действие и короткое
Для длинного действия используй was / were + -ing. Для короткого действия, которое случилось посреди него, — форму прошедшего.
She was running when she fell.
Попробуй: Ira: Is the art room clean now? Amina: No. I ___ it when you came in, so I stopped. Выбери, что говорит Amina. (was cleaning / cleaned / was cooking) Ответ: was cleaning — Когда пришла Ira, Amina как раз убиралась и остановилась, значит, was cleaning.
while + длинное действие, when + короткое
Ставь while перед длинным действием: while I was waiting. Ставь when перед коротким действием: when I saw him.
While I was waiting for the bus, I saw an old friend.
I was waiting for the bus when I saw an old friend.
Попробуй: Ira: Where did you lose your umbrella? Amina: I lost it ___ I was walking home. Выбери, что говорит Amina. (then / while / finally) Ответ: while — Идти домой — это длинное действие, а while ставится перед длинным действием.
По порядку: first, then, after that, finally
Чтобы рассказать, что происходило по порядку, используй first, then, after that, а для самого последнего — finally.
First we bought tickets. Then we found our seats. After that, we saw a movie. Finally, we had pizza.
Попробуй: Ira: How was your Saturday? Amina: Busy! I went to class, then I studied, and after that I cooked. ___, I went to bed. Выбери, что говорит Amina. (Finally / First / While) Ответ: Finally — Лечь спать — это самое последнее, значит, Finally.