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List of Past Continuous Tense Examples It was snowing yesterday. They were eating at the restaurant. You were working yesterday. I was studying last night. I was waiting for the cab when I met Raj. The children were shouting when the teacher came in. It was midnight when it was raining. Everyone was clapping.

List of Past Continuous Tense Examples It was snowing yesterday. They were eating at the restaurant. You were working yesterday. I was studying last night. I was waiting for the cab when I met Raj. The children were shouting when the teacher came in. It was midnight when it was raining. Everyone was clapping.

The Difference between Was and Were – Meanings So, with 'I' (first person singular) and 'he/she/it' (third-person singular), one can use 'was', whereas with 'we' (first-person plural), 'they' (third-person plural) and 'you' (second-person singular/plural), one can use 'were'.

We can use the past continuous to talk about repeated background events in the past. It can suggest that the situation was temporary or subject to change: She was feeding her neighbours' cat every morning while they were on holiday. Then one morning, it was gone.

They were waiting for the bus when the accident happened. Caroline was skiing when she broke her leg. When we arrived he was having a bath. When the fire started I was watching television.

The past continuous of any verb is composed of two parts : the past tense of the verb "to be" (was/were), and the base of the main verb +ing.

List of Past Continuous Tense Examples It was snowing yesterday. They were eating at the restaurant. You were working yesterday. I was studying last night. I was waiting for the cab when I met Raj. The children were shouting when the teacher came in. It was midnight when it was raining. Everyone was clapping.

The past continuous shows us that the action was already in progress at a certain time in the past. What were you doing at 8 p.m. last night? I was studying. This means that I started studying before 8 p.m. and I continued after 8 p.m.

List of Past Continuous Tense Examples It was snowing yesterday. They were eating at the restaurant. You were working yesterday. I was studying last night. I was waiting for the cab when I met Raj. The children were shouting when the teacher came in. It was midnight when it was raining. Everyone was clapping.

We use the past continuous to talk about events and temporary states that were in progress around a certain time in the past. We use the past simple to talk about events, states or habits at definite times in the past. At 4 pm last Tuesday, I was working in the office.

The Difference between Was and Were – Meanings So, with 'I' (first person singular) and 'he/she/it' (third-person singular), one can use 'was', whereas with 'we' (first-person plural), 'they' (third-person plural) and 'you' (second-person singular/plural), one can use 'were'.

When we use these two tenses together, it shows us that the past simple action happened in the middle of the past continuous action, while it was in progress. While I was studying, I suddenly felt sleepy. We often use these tenses to show an action interrupting another action. I broke my leg when I was skiing.

We can use the past continuous to talk about repeated background events in the past. It can suggest that the situation was temporary or subject to change: She was feeding her neighbours' cat every morning while they were on holiday. Then one morning, it was gone.

The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense, describes ongoing actions in the past, such as I was writing my research paper all night. It uses the same construction as the present continuous tense except with the past tense of the verb to be.

They were waiting for the bus when the accident happened. Caroline was skiing when she broke her leg. When we arrived he was having a bath. When the fire started I was watching television.

Her father was going to the market. I was writing a letter to the President. She was making breakfast in the kitchen. He was reading an interesting story.

The past continuous of any verb is composed of two parts : the past tense of the verb "to be" (was/were), and the base of the main verb +ing.

We can use the past simple and the past continuous in the same sentence structure with different meanings: The past simple describes when the action started: "At 7am, I went to work." ... The past continuous describes an action that was already in progress: "At 7am, I was going to work."

The past continuous shows us that the action was already in progress at a certain time in the past. What were you doing at 8 p.m. last night? I was studying. This means that I started studying before 8 p.m. and I continued after 8 p.m.

We use the past continuous to talk about events and temporary states that were in progress around a certain time in the past. We use the past simple to talk about events, states or habits at definite times in the past. At 4 pm last Tuesday, I was working in the office.

When we use these two tenses together, it shows us that the past simple action happened in the middle of the past continuous action, while it was in progress. While I was studying, I suddenly felt sleepy. We often use these tenses to show an action interrupting another action. I broke my leg when I was skiing.

The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense, describes ongoing actions in the past, such as I was writing my research paper all night. It uses the same construction as the present continuous tense except with the past tense of the verb to be.

Her father was going to the market. I was writing a letter to the President. She was making breakfast in the kitchen. He was reading an interesting story.

We can use the past simple and the past continuous in the same sentence structure with different meanings: The past simple describes when the action started: "At 7am, I went to work." ... The past continuous describes an action that was already in progress: "At 7am, I was going to work."