Past Continuous
FORM
[Was/were + present participle]
Examples:
• Ann was studying when her father called.
• What was Ann doing when her father called her?
• Ann was not watching TV when her father called her.
Complete List of Past Continuous Forms
USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Past
Use the Past Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually a shorter action in the Simple Past. Remember this...
