The Past Continuous in Russian grammar is used to describe actions or events that were in progress in the past. It expresses ongoing, unfinished actions or situations that had a particular time frame. To form the Past Continuous in Russian, you typically use the Imperfective verb aspect in the past tense. This contrasts with the Past Simple, which is used for completed actions with the Perfective verb aspect. In this exercise, you will practice using the Past Continuous in Russian to describe various situations in the past.
1. ŠŃ *Š³Š¾ŃŠ¾Š²ŠøŠ»Šø* (prepare) обеГ, когГа ŠæŃŠøŃли гоŃŃŠø.
2. ŠŠ½Šø *ŠøŠ³ŃŠ°Š»Šø* (play) в ŃŠ°Ń
маŃŃ, пока не Š·Š°ŠŗŠ¾Š½ŃŠøŠ»ŃŃ Š“Š¾Š¶Š“Ń.
3. ŠÆ *ŃŠøŃал* (read) книгŃ, когГа зазвонил ŃŠµŠ»ŠµŃон.
4. ŠŃŠµŃŠ° Š²ŠµŃŠµŃом она *ŃŠ¼Š¾ŃŃŠµŠ»Š°* (watch) ŃŠøŠ»Ńм на компŃŃŃŠµŃе.
5. Š ŃŠ¾ Š²ŃŠµŠ¼Ń как Ń Š³Š¾Š²Š¾ŃŠøŠ» Ń ŠŠµŃой, Š¼Š¾Ń ŃŠµŃŃŃŠ° *ŠæŠøŃŠ°Š»Š°* (write) пиŃŃŠ¼Š¾.
6. ŠŃ *ŃŃŠøŠ»ŠøŃŃ* (study) ŃŃŃŃŠŗŠøŠ¹ ŃŠ·ŃŠŗ, когГа жили в РоŃŃŠøŠø.
7. ŠŃŠµŃŠ° веŃŃ Š“ŠµŠ½Ń Š¾Š½ *ŃŠ°Š±Š¾Ńал* (work) в ŃŠ°Š“Ń.
8. ŠŠ½Š° *ŃŠ»ŃŃŠ°Š»Š°* (listen) Š¼ŃŠ·ŃŠŗŃ, когГа Ń ŠæŃŠøŠµŃ
ал Гомой.
9. ŠÆ *жГал* (wait) ŃŠµŠ±Ń Ń Š¼ŠµŃŃŠ¾, но ŃŃ Š½Šµ ŠæŃŠøŃел.
10. ŠŃ *Š³ŃŠ»Ńли* (walk) по ŠæŠ°ŃŠŗŃ, когГа Š½Š°ŃалŃŃ Š“Š¾Š¶Š“Ń.
11. ŠŠ½Šø *обŃŃŠ¶Š“али* (discuss) Š½Š¾Š²ŃŠ¹ ŠæŃŠ¾ŠµŠŗŃ на ŃŠ°Š±Š¾Ńе.
12. ŠÆ *ŠæŃŃŠ°Š»ŃŃ* (try) Š·Š°ŃŠ½ŃŃŃ, но Š±Ńло Š¾ŃŠµŠ½Ń ŃŃŠ¼Š½Š¾.
13. ŠŠ½ *ŠæŠøŃŠ°Š»* (write) ŃŃŠ°ŃŃŃ Š“Š»Ń Š¶ŃŃŠ½Š°Š»Š°, когГа Ń ŠµŠ³Š¾ виГел.
14. ŠŃŠµŃŠ° она *ŠæŠ¾ŠŗŃŠæŠ°Š»Š°* (buy) ŠæŃŠ¾Š“ŃŠŗŃŃ Š½Š° ŃŃŠ½ŠŗŠµ.
15. ŠŃ *ŠøŠ³ŃŠ°Š»Šø* (play) в наŃŃŠ¾Š»ŃŠ½ŃŠµ игŃŃ Š“Š¾ позГнего Š²ŠµŃеŃа.
1. ŠŠ½Šø *ŃŠ»ŃŃŠ°Š»Šø* (listen) ŃŠ°Š“ио, когГа Š¼Ń ŠæŃŠøŃли.
2. ŠÆ *ŠæŠøŃŠ°Š»* (write) пиŃŃŠ¼Š¾, когГа ŠæŃозвенел Š±ŃŠ“ŠøŠ»ŃŠ½ŠøŠŗ.
3. ŠŠ½Šø *ŃŠ°Š·Š³Š¾Š²Š°Ńивали* (talk) по ŃŠµŠ»ŠµŃонŃ, когГа Ń ŠæŃŠøŃ
оГил.
4. ŠŃ *ŃŃŠøŠ»Šø* (learn) Š½Š¾Š²ŃŠµ ŃŠ»Š¾Š²Š°, когГа наŃŃŃŠæŠøŠ» ŠæŠµŃŠµŃŃŠ².
5. ŠŃŠµŃŠ° Š“ŠµŃŠø *ŃŠøŃовали* (draw) каŃŃŠøŠ½Ń на ŃŃŠ¾ŠŗŠµ ŃŠøŃованиŃ.
6. ŠŠ½Š° *пекла* (bake) ŠæŠøŃŠ¾Š³, когГа вГŃŃŠ³ Š¾ŃŠŗŠ»ŃŃŠøŠ»Šø ŃŠ»ŠµŠŗŃŃŠøŃеŃŃŠ²Š¾.
7. ŠŠ½ *ŠŗŠ°ŃŠ°Š»ŃŃ* (skate) на ŠŗŠ¾Š½ŃкаŃ
на ŠŗŠ°Ńке, пока Š¼Ń ŃŠ¼Š¾ŃŃŠµŠ»Šø на него.
8. ŠŃ *плавали* (swim) в баŃŃŠµŠ¹Š½Šµ, когГа Š½Š°ŃалŃŃ Š»ŠøŠ²ŠµŠ½Ń.
9. ŠÆ *Š³Š¾ŃŠ¾Š²ŠøŠ»ŃŃ* (prepare) Šŗ ŃŠŗŠ·Š°Š¼ŠµŠ½Ń, когГа мама Š²ŠµŃнŃлаŃŃ Ń ŃŠ°Š±Š¾ŃŃ.
10. Š ŠæŃŠ¾Ńлом Š³Š¾Š“Ń Š¾Š½Šø жили в ŠŠ¼ŠµŃике Šø *ŃŃŠøŠ»ŠøŃŃ* (study) Š°Š½Š³Š»ŠøŠ¹ŃŠŗŠøŠ¹.
11. ŠŃ *ŃŠ°ŃŃŠ¾ заГавали* (often ask) Š²Š¾ŠæŃŠ¾ŃŃ Š½Š° занŃŃŠøŃŃ
по ŠøŃŃŠ¾ŃŠøŠø.
12. ŠŠ½ *Š“ŃŠ¼Š°Š»* (think) о ŃŠ²Š¾ŠµŠ¼ плане на Š±ŃŠ“ŃŃŠµŠµ, когГа его ŠæŃеŃвал ŃŃŠ¼.
13. ŠÆ *ŃŠ»ŃŃŠ°Š»* (listen) Š°ŃŠ“иокнигŃ, когГа ŠæŃŠøŃло новое ŃŠ¾Š¾Š±Ńение.
14. ŠŃ *обŃŃŠ¶Š“али* (discuss) ŃŠ²Š¾Šø иГеи Š“Š»Ń Š½Š¾Š²Š¾Š³Š¾ ŠæŃŠ¾ŠµŠŗŃа на ŃŠ¾Š²ŠµŃании.
15. ŠŠ½Š° *плакала* (cry) на ŃŠ²Š°Š“ŃŠ±Šµ ŃŠ²Š¾ŠµŠ¹ Š»ŃŃŃŠµŠ¹ поГŃŃŠ³Šø.
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