1 Study the table. How do we form the past continuous? Are there similar structures in your
language?
Affirmative
Negative
I was playing
I wasn't playing.
You were playing.
You weren't playing.
He/She/It was playing. He/She/it wasn't playing.
We/You/They were playing. We/You/They weren't playing.
Interrogative
Short Answers
Was I playing?
Yes, I was./No, I wasn't.
Were you playing? Yes, you were./No, you weren't.
Yes, he/she/it was./
Was he/she/it playing?
No, he/she/it wasn't.
Were we/you/they Yes, we/you/they were.
playing?
No, we/you/they weren't.
We use the past continuous for actions which were happening
at a certain time in the past.
Time expressions used with the past continuous: while, as, etc.​

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