Past continuous

We use this tense to:

-describe a scene in the past

• He was waiting.

-describe a sudden event that interrupted a longer one (with past simple)

• When he arrived, I was watching TV.

- describe an event that was in proggress at a specific moment in the past

• At 7.30 this morning, I was waiting for the bus.

 

Negative

We make negative form with TO BE in the past+NOT (wasn´t, weren´t) +BASE FORM with ING.

• I was not playing.
• You were not reading.
• She was not running.

 

           Question

            We make past continuous question, when we change the position of TO BE and BASE FORM+ING.

• Were we playing?
• Was she reading?
• Was I running?