Past continuous

Past continuous

1. uses

   • To describe an action in progress at a specific moment in the past .
   • To describe the situation at the beginning of a story or narrative. When she was a baby...
   • For a complete action in the past. I was working in my office.
   • Use the past continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually a shorter action. I was watching TV when she called
   • The past continuous with words such as "always" or "constantly" expresses the idea that something irritating or shocking often happened in the past. She was always coming to class late.