Past Continuous(прошедшее длительное)
Markers:
 5 p.m. yesterday;
 While(в то время как)
Was/were + verb + ing
+ She was cooking dinner at 5 p.m. yesterday.
- She was not cooking …
? Was she cooking…?
When we use this tense:
 Когда было длительное действие и оно
прервалось более коротким
I was cooking when my mum came.
She was having a shower when somebody
phoned.
 Длительное действие в прошедшем:
My sister was reading a book from 4p.m till 8
p.m.