Past 

continuous positive form
To form the past continuous, we use the was / were form of the verb "to be" plus  the infinitive of the
verb plus  an -ing ending.

Examples:

 She was going to school.

 You were all doing the chores together.
 He was seeing a new girl last month.
 Sadly, she was playing games with me.
 We were fighting about politics all evening long.
 You were telling me funny jokes.
 They were reading bedtime stories for hours last night.
Past continuous negative form
To make an affirmative (positive) statement negative, add "not" before the verb + -ing. You can also
use a contraction (wasn't / weren't). We use contractions frequently in spoken  English.

Examples:

 I was not going to bed. / I wasn't going to bed.

 You were not doing your homework.
 The children weren't sleeping during the drive home.
 My boyfriend was not telling me the truth.
 They were not playing this week.
 She wasn't planning her wedding.
 They were not studying English last week during vacation.
Past continuous yes/no questions (positive)

Questions that can be answered with "yes" or "no" answers are formed by inverting the subject and
correct form of the verb "be" (was / were). (Inverting means we change the order of the subject and verb
form:)

Affirmative statement:  I was sleeping. (the subject "I" is first, then the verb form "was")

Affirmative question:  Was I sleeping?  (to make a question, the verb form "was" comes first then the
subject "I").

Examples:

 Was I snoring?
 Was he studying all night again?
 Was the baby crying a lot today?
 Were we talking too loud last night?
 Were we eating lots of candy?
 Were they playing nicely today or were they fighting?
Wh- questions past continuous

Examples:

 Where was he going?

 Where were they flying to?
 How were your children getting along?
 Why were the buses running late?
 What was your cat eating?
 What was the policeman telling us?
 What instruments were those musicians playing?
 Where were the children hiding?
 How was your new car working?