Past continuous

Past continuous was/were + Verb+ing

• I was doing = I was in the middle of doing something (éppen valamit csináltam)
• At 10pm last night, I was watching my favourite series.
• 20 minutes ago, I was having breakfast.
• What were you doing ...................?
• at 8.15 this morning at noon on Monday on this day a year ago
• at 11am today at 2am on Tuesday night on this day 14 years ago
• 10 minutes ago at 10am on Saturday morning one hour ago
• at 9pm last night on Sunday evening at 3pm last Friday
• at 5pm yesterday afternoon when this class started

Past continuous and past simple

• I was watching TV when you called me. = When you called me, I was watching TV.
• My mum was cooking lunch when I arrived home. = When I arrived home, my mum was cooking lunch.
• When I arrived home, my mum was cooking lunch, my brother was playing computer games and my dog was chewing a bone.
• I fell off the ladder while I was cleaning the roof.
• Finish with the past continuous: Finish with the past simple:
• Sue cut her finger while she .... While we were watching a film, the cat ....
• Jack broke his leg while he .... While it was raining, we ....
• There was a power break while we .... While I was having a shower, a burglar....
• We saw an accident while we .... While I was cycling home, a car ....