Past Continuous — минулий тривалий
S + was/were + Ving
Дія, що тривала в певний момент минулого, часто перервана іншою дією. was — для I/he/she/it, were — для you/we/they.
Приклади
- They were loading the truck at noon.
- I was checking rates when the client called.
- Was she driving when it happened?
They was loading the truck at noon.
They were loading the truck at noon.
They вимагає were, а не was: they were loading.
Типові помилки
- Невідповідність was/were підмету: They was → They were.
- Past Continuous замість Past Simple для завершеної одноразової дії.