Past Continuous Tense usually placed when the action was continued in the past for some time. Past Continuous Tense takes was/ were as it’s helping verbs. So when we describe an action which was occurred in the past and continued for a short period of time then it’s called Past Continuous Tense. For example:
Structure: Subject+ was/were+ Verb(+ing)+Object
Let’s have a look at the different forms of Past Continuous Tense:
Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative | Negative Interrogative |
I was catching fish in the pond. | Was I catching fish in the pond? | I was not catching fish in the pond | Was I not catching fish in the pond? |
We were walking in the street. | Were we walking in the street? | We were not walking in the street. | Were we not walking in the street? |
Shariff was taking new step in his life. | Was Sharrif taking new step in his life? | Shariff was not taking new step in his life. | Was Sharrif not taking new step in his life? |
They were playing baseball in the stadium. | Were they playing baseball in the stadium? | They were not playing baseball in the stadium. | Were they not playing baseball in the stadium? |
He was participating in the online class. | Was he participating in the online class? | He was not participating in the online class. | Was he not participating online class? |
Let us see some examples of Past Continuous Tense:
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