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Grammar: Past continuous

Gramatică: Past Continuous. Înveți structura gramaticală Past Continuous pentru acțiuni în desfășurare. Studiază regulile și exemplele pentru a evita greșelile frecvente.

Грамматика: Past Continuous. Изучите грамматическую структуру Past Continuous для длящихся действий. Разберите правила и примеры, чтобы избежать частых ошибок.

Grammar: Past continuous — The call that went wrong

Past continuous

  • Use the past continuous to talk about actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past. Form it with was or were and the verb with -ing.
  • Subject
  • Auxiliary
  • Verb -ing
  • I / He / She / It
  • was
  • talking
  • You / We / They
  • were
  • speaking
  • Remember
  • Use was for I, he, she, and it.
  • Use were for you, we, and they.
  • Add -ing to the main verb.
  • Use it for an action happening at a moment in the past.
  • Examples
  • I was calling the client in Seattle.
  • They were waiting in the Chicago office.
  • Was she speaking to the manager?
  • Common mistakes
  • He were talking to the buyer.
  • He was talking to the buyer.
  • They was waiting for the quote.
  • They were waiting for the quote.

Complete the sentences

  • I (talk) ____ to the client from Boston.
  • You (listen) ____ when the phone broke up.
  • She (explain) ____ the proposal in the meeting.
  • We (wait) ____ for the call from London.
  • He (dial) ____ the wrong number in New York.
  • They (interrupt) ____ the top seller in Austin.

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Despre această lecție

Această lecție din cursul de engleză pentru vânzări se concentrează pe gestionarea problemelor telefonice și pe utilizarea corectă a timpului Past Continuous. Vei învăța vocabular esențial pentru discuțiile cu clienții când conexiunea este slabă sau apar întreruperi.

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Этот урок из курса английского для продаж посвящен решению телефонных проблем и правильному использованию времени Past Continuous. Вы выучите ключевую лексику для общения с клиентами при плохой связи или прерываниях.

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