Утворення та вживання
минулого тривалого часу (Past Continuos Tense)
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Past Continuous вживається для вираження дії, що тривала в певний
період часу, в момент у минулому. Цей момент позначається обставинними словами at 6 o'clock yesterday — о 6 годині,
вчора, at that moment — у той момент або
підрядним реченням з дієсловом-присудком у Past Simple (Indefinite).
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I was reading at that moment.
Я читав у той момент.
We were playing chess when our mother came.
Ми грали у шахи, коли увійшла
наша мати.
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Стверджувальна форма
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Особа
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Число
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Однина
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Множина
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1-ша
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I was sitting.
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We were sitting.
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2-га
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You were sitting.
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You were sitting.
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3-тя
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He She was sitting.
It
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They were sitting.
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Питальна форма
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Особа
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Число
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Однина
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Множина
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1-ша
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Was I sitting?
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Were we sitting?
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2-га
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Were you sitting?
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Were you sitting?
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3-тя
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he Was she
sitting?
it
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Were they sitting?
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Заперечна форма
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Особа
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Число
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Однина
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Множина
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1-ша
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I was not sitting.
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We were not sitting.
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2-га
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You were not sitting.
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You were not sitting.
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3-тя | He
She was not sitting.
It
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They were not sitting.
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В усному мовленні замість was not вживається wasn't, замість were not — weren't.
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