Tenses

Past Continuous

Action in progress at a specific time in the past. Form: was/were + V-ing.

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i

Past Continuous

Action in progress at a specific time in the past. Form: was/were + V-ing.

c

Past Continuous

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Past Continuous

Action in progress at a specific time in the past. Form: was/were + V-ing.

I was sleeping when the phone rang.

They were watching TV when the lights went out.

While she was cooking, he was cleaning the house.

I wasn't paying attention at that moment.

What were you doing at 8 p.m. last night?

The children were playing in the garden.