Past Continuous (точка в прошлом, маркеры времени: 5 o’clock, at that moment, at midnight) или прошедшее продолженное время в английском
Примеры:
I При одновременности свершения в прошлом двух действий одно будет выражено в Past Simple, a незавершенное в Past Continuous.
When mum came, children were slipping.
How fast was you driving when the incident happened?
I was walking along the street when suddenly I heard footsteps behind me.
Somebody was following me. It was frightened and I started to run.
One day I was sitting in the classroom and the famous director visited the school.
II Если оба действия не завершены, оба выражены в Past Continuous .
I was slipping while Jon was waiting in the garden.
III В чем был одет человек.
She was wearing …………. yesterday.
IV Если человек нарочито подчеркивает определенный период времени, возможно употребление Past Continuous.
I was watching TV the whole evening.
What was you doing this time yesterday? I was asleep.
Хотя, очень часто, с обстоятельством for предложение употребляется в Past Simple.
Yesterday he watched TV for two hours.