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    The Past Continuous tense is used to describe an action that was in progress in the past but has now finished. It is structured using "was/were" plus the verb with "-ing." Examples show it setting a scene or describing multiple ongoing actions and can be used with time expressions like "while" or "when" to provide context.

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    The Past Continuous tense is used to describe an action that was in progress in the past but has now finished. It is structured using "was/were" plus the verb with "-ing." Examples show it setting a scene or describing multiple ongoing actions and can be used with time expressions like "while" or "when" to provide context.

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    The Past Continuous tense is used to describe an action that was in progress in the past but has now finished. It is structured using "was/were" plus the verb with "-ing." Examples show it setting a scene or describing multiple ongoing actions and can be used with time expressions like "while" or "when" to provide context.

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    PAST CONTINUOUS

    The Past Continuous is used to talk about an action that was IN PROGRESS in the
    past. It went on for some time, but it is now finished.

    It is often used in storytelling to set a scene or describe a situation.

    STRUCTURE:

    WAS /
    VERB ING
    WERE

    TIME EXPRESSIONS:

    WHILE
    AT THAT MOMENT…

    EXAMPLES: We can find this tense in examples like these:


    1. In a galaxy far away, the Rebels were fighting against the Empire…
    (CONTEXT)

    2. While I was fighting my father, the Emperor was watching.


    3. I was studying while my father was making dinner.
    (ACTION IN PROGRESS + ACTION IN PROGRESS)

    4. I was training when the starship fell.


    5. I was sleeping, when the phone rang.
    (ACTION IN PROGRESS IN THE BACKGROUND + INTERRUPTION!)

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