Past Continuous

Uso
Forma
Comparação
She was walking in the forest

...
 She was walking in the forest
when she heard a strange noise.
 ... PAST CONTINUOUS
The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive
tense, refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at
some point in the past.

Background events

When one event is more important than another in the past:

Lisa was cycling to school when she saw the accident.

[background event]

[main event]

 ... PAST CONTINUOUS

Events happening at a particular time in the past

It can emphasise that the action or state continued for a period of time in the past:

I remember that night. You were wearing that red dress.

Reasons and contexts for events

It gives a reason or context for an event:

I didn’t make the meeting last week; I was travelling to Rome.

 ... PAST CONTINUOUS

Ongoing and repeated events

Repeated background events in the past. It can suggest that the situation was
temporary or subject to change:

The neighbours were making so much noise, night after night.

Definite time

This usually emphasises the event continuing over a period of time:

We were cooking all morning because we had 15 people coming for lunch.

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 ... FORMAS
subject + [be] + verb-ing

was
He She It
walking.

We You They were

AFFIRMATIVE
 ... FORMAS
subject + [be] not + verb-ing

wasn't
He She It
playing.

We You They weren't

NEGATIVE
 ... FORMAS
[be] + subject + verb-ing?

I
Was

he she it moving ?

Were we you they

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