Past Continuous

Question 1

Use - Past Continuous

Answer 1

• two or more simultaneous past actions
• action in progress at a stated time in the past
• past action in progress interrupted by another past action. The longer action is in the Past Continuous, the shorter Past Simple
• backround description to events in a story

Question 2

Form - Past Continuous

Answer 2

had + been + infinitive + ing

Question 3

Example - Past Continuous

Answer 3

While I was sunbathing, Tim was swimming

He was playing tennis at 4:30 pm yesterday

While I was getting dressed the bell rang

She was flying to Paris. The sun was shining…