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Past Continuous: шло в тот момент

Past Continuous — процесс в момент в прошлом. Часто это фон, на котором случилось что-то короткое:

• At 8 pm yesterday I was having dinner. — в тот момент шёл ужин;
• I was taking a shower when the phone rang. — фон (Past Continuous) + событие (Past Simple).

Как строить: was / were + V-ing. Was — для I, he, she, it; were — для you, we, they.

Утверждение	Вопрос	Отрицание
She was sleeping.	Was she sleeping?	She wasn't sleeping.
We were walking.	Were you walking?	We weren't walking.

When и while. While обычно с длинным действием (Continuous), when — с коротким (Simple): While I was cooking, the lights went out. — The lights went out when I was cooking.

Past Continuous — шло в момент в прошлом: was / were + V-ing. Длинный фон — Continuous, короткое событие на нём — Past Simple: I was cooking when the phone rang.