Question

как образуется past ptrofressive?

Answer 1

The Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense образуется при помощи вспомогательного глаголаto be в прошедшем времени и причастия настоящего времени смыслового глагола.

 

Утвердительная форма I
He/She
It was working
(when the phone rang)   You
We
They were working
(when the phone rang) Отрицательная форма I
He/She
It wasn't working
(when the phone rang)   You
We
They weren't working
(when the phone rang)

 

Вопросительная форма и краткие ответы:

Was she (I, he, it) working when the phone rang? - Она работала, когда зазвонил телефон?
Yes, she (I, he, it) was. - Да.
No, she (I, he, it) was not (wasn't). - Нет.

Were they (you, we) working when the phone rang? - Они работали, когда зазвонил телефон?
No, they (you, we) were not (weren't). - Нет.
Yes, they (we, you) were. - Да.