Past Continuous

The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense, is used to describe actions that continued in the past. It often sets the scene or describes background actions during a particular moment or event.

Composition:
Affirmative: subject + was/were + verb + -ing
Negative: Subject + was/were not + verb + -ing
Interrogative: was/was + subject + verb + -ing?
Examples:
Affirmation:

I was reading a book when the phone rang.
She was cooking dinner while he was setting the table.
They were playing football in the park.
Cons:

I was not reading a book when the phone rang.
He wasn’t cooking dinner last night.
We weren’t playing football in the rain.
Inquiry:

Was I reading a book when you called?
Were he and his friends cooking together?
Were they playing football when it started raining?