In the Past Continuous tense, the action was ongoing till a certain time in the past. This tense is used to talk about an action at a particular time in the past.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS:
SUBJECT - WAS/WERE - VERB+ing - REST OF THE SENTENCE
I - was - sleeping - at 11 p.m. last night.
You - were - sleeping - at 11 p.m. last night.
He - was - sleeping - at 11 p.m. last night.
Mohan - was - sleeping - at 11 p.m. last night.
The boy - was - sleeping - at 11 p.m. last night.
She - was - sleeping - at 11 p.m. last night.
Pooja - was - sleeping - at 11 p.m. last night.
The girl - was - sleeping - at 11 p.m. last night.
We - were - sleeping - at 11 p.m. last night.
You - were - sleeping - at 11 p.m. last night.
They - were - sleeping - at 11 p.m. last night.
The children - were - sleeping - at 11 p.m. last night.
For making positive statements in the past continuous tense, notice how we use
‘was’ for the subjects ‘I’, ‘He’ and ‘She’ and ‘were’ for the subjects ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
And the verb +ing all subjects.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS:
SUBJECT - WAS NOT/WERE NOT - VERB+ing - REST OF THE SENTENCE
I - was not - listening - to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
You - were not - listening - to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
He - was not - listening - to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
Mohan - was not - listening - to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
The boy - was not - listening - to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
She - was not - listening - to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
Pooja - was not - listening - to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
The girl - was not - listening - to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
We - were not - listening - to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
You - were not - listening - to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
They - were not - listening - to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
The men - were not - listening - to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
For making negative statements in the past continuous tense, notice how we use
‘was not’ for the subjects ‘I’, ‘He’ and ‘She’ and ‘were not’ for the subjects ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
And the verb +ing all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS:
WAS/WERE - SUBJECT - VERB(in base form) - REST OF THE SENTENCE
Was - I - eating - breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
Were - you - eating - breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
Was - he - eating - breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
Was - Mohan - eating - breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
Was - the boy - eating - breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
Was - she - eating - breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
Was - Pooja - eating - breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
Was - the girl - eating - breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
Were - we - eating - breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
Were - you - eating - breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
Were - they - eating breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
Were - the men - eating - breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
For asking questions in the past continuous tense, notice how we use
‘was ’ for the subjects ‘I’, ‘He’ and ‘She’ and ‘were ’ for the subjects ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
And the verb +ing all subjects.
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