2B past continuous: was / were + verb + -ing

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2B past continuous: was / were + verb + -ing At 8.45 last Saturday I was working in my office. I wasn’t doing anything important. My friends were having breakfast. They weren’t working. A Was it raining when you got up? B No, it wasn’t. A What were you doing at 11 o’clock last night? B I was watching TV. • Use the past continuous to describe an action in progress at a specific moment in the past. • We often use the past continuous to describe the situation at the beginning of a story or narrative.

2B past continuous: was / were + verb + -ing I You He was working We were working She They It – I You He wasn’t working We weren’t working She They It ?   Was he working? Yes, he was. / No, he wasn’t. Were they working? Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.

2B past continuous: was / were + verb + -ing past simple or past continuous? I was working in my office when the boss walked in. I was having lunch when my sister arrived. • Use the past simple for a completed action in the past. • Use the past continuous for an action in progress before or at the time of the past simple action