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Past continuous
Use:
1) Use the past to ‘set the scene’ of a story before describing what happened.
‘It was raining. I was walking in the park. Some kids were playing football nearby.
Suddenly…’
2) Use the past continuous to talk about an action which happened for some time in the past and
was then interrupted. Use the past simple tense to talk about the interruption.
I was cooking dinner when suddenly there was a knock at the door.
3) Use the past continuous to talk about events that were in progress at a certain time.
At 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon, I was driving home from work.
Note the difference in meaning:
When James got home, I cooked dinner:- I started cooking AFTER he got home.
When James got home, I was cooking dinner: - I started cooking BEFORE he got home.
Form:
Positive
I
was
verb+ing
You were
He / She / It was
We / They were
Negative
I
wasn’t
verb+ing
You weren’t
He / She / It wasn’t
We / They weren’t
Question
Was
I