past continuous

 

subject + was/were + V-ing

Examples:

  • You were studying when she called.
  • Were you studying when she called?
  • You were not studying when she called.

Form

Positive

Negative

Question

  I was singing.

You were singing.

He was singing.

She was singing.

It was singing 

We were singing.

They were singing.

 

I was not singing.

You were not singing.

He was not singing.

She was not singing.

It was not singing.

We were not singing.

They were not singing.

Was I singing?

Were you singing?

Was he singing?

Was she singing?

Was it singing?

Were we singing?

Were they singing?

 

Use

  • We use the past continuous to say that something was happening around a particular time in the past.
    I was watching television at 9 o'clock last night. (I started watching TV before 9 o'clock and I finished after 9 o'clock).

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