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Past continuous

Form
statement: I/he/she/it was playing...
You/we/they were playing...
negative: I/he/she/it wasn't playing...
You/we/they weren't playing...
question: Was I/he/she/it playing...
Were You/we/they playing...

Use Example
Actions happening at a particular moment in the past At five o'clock, I was reading my new book.
Temporary situations in the past Greg was living in London at the time.
Annoying past habits (usually with always) When we were young, my brother was always borrowing my toys.
Actions in progress over a period of time Daniel was playing video games all morning yesterday.
Two actions in progress at the same time Were Ulla and her friends playing Monopoly while we were playing Draughts?
Background information in a story The sun was shining and the birds were singing. Lisa opened the window and looked out.

Watch out!

When one action in the past interrupts another action in progress, we use the past simple and the past r'"' continuous together.
✓ I was playing on my computer when it suddenly crashed.

We do not use the past continuous for regular or repeated actions in the past.
✓ When we were on holiday, we played volleyball every day.
✘ When we were on holiday, we were playing volleyball every day.

We do not usually use stative verbs in continuous tenses. See Unit 1.

Form - Past simple Form - Past perfect simple


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