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Past continuous - Coggle Diagram
Past continuous
Form
Affirmative
S + was/were + V-ing + O
Negative
S + wasn't/weren't + V-ing + O
Interrogative
Was/were + S + V-ing + O ?
Yes, S + was/were
No, S + wasn't/weren't
W-H + was/were + S + V-ing + O?
Use
Actions happening at a moment in the past
Two actions in progress at the same time
Background informations in a story
Identification
At that moment
At one/two/etc o'clock
An hour/a week/ a year ago
Note
An action in the past happens in the middle of another => use the past simple & past continuous together
DO NOT
use the past continuous for regular or repeated actions in the past