summary - PAST CONTINUOUS

Question 1

FORM

Answer 1

was/were + [ing-form]

Question 2

SIGNAL WORDS

Answer 2

while, when, as, all morning/evening

Question 3

GENERAL USE

Answer 3

Past continuous tense indicates an action that was happening (past continuous) when another action finished (simple past).

It indicates an on-going action at a certain time in the past, you do not know if it was finished or not.

It indicates persistent habits (with always, continuously, forever, etc

Question 4

present continious sentence examples

Answer 4

I was eating pizza when you arrived.

I was painting the house when I saw the accident.

I was doing my homework when my friend Isabel called.