No. 15,809 in Russian
продолжал
"Continued."
In a sentence
Он продолжал работать в саду, несмотря на дождь.
He continued working in the garden despite the rain.
In this sentence, 'продолжал' is used to describe an ongoing action in the past tense - someone continued doing something.
Преподаватель продолжал лекцию после короткого перерыва.
The lecturer resumed the lecture after a short break.
Here, 'продолжал' emphasizes the resumption or continuation of an interrupted activity - the lecturer resumed an action.
Она улыбнулась и продолжала смотреть на звёзды.
She smiled and kept looking at the stars.
In this example, 'продолжала' indicates a consistent action that followed another - she kept doing something.
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