PAST CONTINUOUS

Past continuous is used to express actions in progression in

the past

PAST CONTINUOUS
Positive statement:
Subject + was/were + verb ending in (ing)+ complement.
She was writing an e-mail to send it on time.
PAST CONTINUOUS

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Negative statement: Subject + was not /were not + verb ending in (ing)+
complement.
He was not working out because he felt dizzy.

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Questions form:
Was/were + subject + verb ending in (ing)+ complement.?
Was Nicolas playing soccer? Yes, he was/ No, he was not.
 PAST CONTINUOUS
Past continuous is used to express actions in progression in
the past

PAST CONTINUOUS
We use Past Continuous with WHILE to indicate actions are
Parallel with other actions
He was reading a newspaper WHILE drinking coffee.
PAST CONTINUOUS

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She was surfing the Internet WHILE listening to music.

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