1) Past continuous is used for actions in process a certain moment in the past.
- What were you doing at 9.30 yesterday?
- In 1995 we were living in London.
- He was playing tennis at 11 o'clock.
Positive and Negative
| I He She It |
was |
(not) going |
outside. |
| We You They |
were |
Question
| Where | was | I He She It |
going? |
| were | we you they |
2) The construction of a past continuous is similar to the present continuous tense. The verb "be" in the past tense and the -ing form of a verb.
| Where are you living? | Where were you living in 1999? |
| She is working. | She was working a 11 o'clock last Monday. |