Ex. 57. open the brackets and put the sentences into positive, negative and interrogative forms in past continuous/progressive. 1. вчера в 6 часов вечера мы с ребятами играли в футбол. 2. вчера утром они рисовали картину. 3. я сажала розы вчера в 2 часа. 4. мы играли в компьютерные игры вчера очень долго. 5. я шёл в магазин когда увидел странного человека. 6. петя играл на скрипке вчера 2 часа. 7. она читала книгу вечером. 8. мы пели песни и танцевали когда вы пришли. 9. я плакала, когда вы мне позвонили. 10. когда мама пришла домой, мы убирали в квартире.

Ниже приведены предложения, раскрытые и преобразованные в утвердительную, отрицательную и вопросительную формы в Past Continuous. 1. Вчера в 6 часов вечера мы с ребятами играли в футбол.

• Positive: We and the guys were playing football at 6 o'clock yesterday evening.
• Negative: We and the guys were not (weren't) playing football at 6 o'clock yesterday evening.
• Interrogative: Were we and the guys playing football at 6 o'clock yesterday evening?

2. Вчера утром они рисовали картину.

• Positive: They were painting a picture yesterday morning.
• Negative: They were not (weren't) painting a picture yesterday morning.
• Interrogative: Were they painting a picture yesterday morning?

3. Я сажала розы вчера в 2 часа.

• Positive: I was planting roses at 2 o'clock yesterday.
• Negative: I was not (wasn't) planting roses at 2 o'clock yesterday.
• Interrogative: Was I planting roses at 2 o'clock yesterday?

4. Мы играли в компьютерные игры вчера очень долго.

• Positive: We were playing computer games for a very long time yesterday.
• Negative: We were not (weren't) playing computer games for a very long time yesterday.
• Interrogative: Were we playing computer games for a very long time yesterday?

5. Я шёл в магазин, когда увидел странного человека.

• Positive: I was walking to the shop when I saw a strange man.
• Negative: I was not (wasn't) walking to the shop when I saw a strange man.
• Interrogative: Was I walking to the shop when I saw a strange man?

6. Петя играл на скрипке вчера 2 часа.

• Positive: Petya was playing the violin for 2 hours yesterday.
• Negative: Petya was not (wasn't) playing the violin for 2 hours yesterday.
• Interrogative: Was Petya playing the violin for 2 hours yesterday?

7. Она читала книгу вечером.

• Positive: She was reading a book in the evening.
• Negative: She was not (wasn't) reading a book in the evening.
• Interrogative: Was she reading a book in the evening?

8. Мы пели песни и танцевали, когда вы пришли.

• Positive: We were singing songs and dancing when you came.
• Negative: We were not (weren't) singing songs and dancing when you came.
• Interrogative: Were we singing songs and dancing when you came?

9. Я плакала, когда вы мне позвонили.

• Positive: I was crying when you called me.
• Negative: I was not (wasn't) crying when you called me.
• Interrogative: Was I crying when you called me?

10. Когда мама пришла домой, мы убирали в квартире.

• Positive: We were cleaning the flat when mother came home.
• Negative: We were not (weren't) cleaning the flat when mother came home.
• Interrogative: Were we cleaning the flat when mother came home?

Вы можете сравнить употребление глаголов was (для I, he, she, it) и were (для we, you, they) в данных примерах для закрепления грамматики.