past continuous

past continuous

1. Past continuous tense describes actions or events occurring in a pre-present period that began in the past and are still occurring at the time of speech. In other words, it expresses an incomplete or incomplete action in the past.

   • The past continuous of any verb is made up of two parts: the past tense of the verb to be (was / were) and the root of the main verb + ing
     • For example, when we want to say things like: She was working yesterday. I was playing over the weekend. They were talking in the restaurant.

2. Past continuous should be used to refer to an action that was ongoing in the past. For example, when we want to say things like: She was working yesterday. I was playing over the weekend. They were talking in the restaurant

   • To use the interrogative form of past continuous, simply change the position of was or were
     • To use the negative form of past continuous, you must add not after was or were