Past continuous

Subject + be (was/were) + verb(ing)

I was working.
You were watching
TV.
He was eating.
She was
running.
We were
reading.
They were
 Past continuous
negative
Subject + be (was/were) + not +
verb(ing)
I was not
writing.
You were not dancing.
He was not swimming.
She was not
playing.
We were not
sitting.
They were not
 Past continuous
questions
Be (was/were) + subject + verb(ing)
Was I
working?
Were you watching
TV?
Was he eating?
Was she
running?
Were we
reading?
Were they
 were playing

was preparing
were playing

was practicing
weren’t cycling
was working
were
swimming

weren’t listening
were you doing
were sitting
was
listening
was watching
were playing
were
studying
My mother was reading a novel.

My father was watching a movie.

My elder sister was writing in her diary.

My two brothers were listening to the radio.

My little sister and I were not watching a movie.

We were talking about school.

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What were you doing at 8 o clock this mor
What were you doing before the class
What were you doing last Sunday aftern
What exercise were you doing last yea
Where were you going the last time you were
Where were you living when Pablo was b
Where were your parents living when you we
What were you doing when you heard abou
How many cigarettes were you smoking a day wh
younger?
What were you doing while Juan was working
What were you always doing when you were
What was Juan always doing when he was a
Yesterday afternoon I was going to the supermarket when I saw my niece.
She was standing at the bus stop, waiting for the bus. She told me that she
was happy because she won an important tennis match. I asked her what my
nephew was doing today and she said he was at home watching a movie.

Last week my sister went to Australia. I called her yesterday while I was
cooking dinner and we spoke about the weather. She said that it was cloudy
and very hot. She told me that she was sad because she lost her favourite
jumper when she was shopping at the shopping centre.

Last year I went on holiday to Italy. It was a very nice holiday and the food
was delicious. One day, we were swimming at the beach when I saw a plastic
bag. I was scared because I thought it was a jellyfish. My sister heard me
scream and started laughing.

When I was a child my brother was always leaving his toys on the floor in the
living room. It was very annoying so one day while he was playing football
outside, I put all of his toys in the bin. He was so angry when he realised.