Definition:

The Past Continuous Tense is used to talk about:

• An action that was happening at a specific time in the past

• Two actions happening at the same time in the past

• A longer action that was interrupted by a shorter one

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Structure:

Affirmative Sentences (Positive statements):

Structure:
                 Subject + was/were + Verb + ing + Object

Examples:

• I was watching TV.

• She was cooking dinner.

• They were playing cricket.

• He was reading a story.

• We were studying English.

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Negative Sentences:

Structure:
                 Subject + was/were + not + Verb + ing + Object

Examples:

• I was not sleeping.

• She was not listening.

• They were not doing homework.

• He was not speaking.

• We were not watching a movie.

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Interrogative Sentences (Questions):

Structure:
                 Was/Were + Subject + Verb + ing + Object + ?

Examples:

• Was she reading a book?

• Were they playing football?

• Was he talking to you?

• Were you watching the news?

• Was I shouting?

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Time Words Commonly Used:

• At 7 o’clock

• While

• When

• Last night

• Yesterday at this time

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Real-life Usage Examples:

1. I was eating dinner at 8 PM last night.

2. She was studying while I was sleeping.

3. They were watching a movie when the power went out.

4. He was playing outside all evening.

5. We were reading the newspaper yesterday morning.

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✅ Lesson Summary:

• Use Past Continuous for ongoing actions in the past.

• Use was/were + verb + ing.

• Use when/while to show how two actions happened together.