Past Continuous

период времени в прошлом
was
were
V
ing
I/he/she/it
you/we/they
Questions
Negations
Mary was writing an essay at 2

Statements

Was Mary writing an essay at 2 o’clock yesterday?
Yes, she was.
No, she wasn’t.

Mary wasn’t writing an essay at 2 o’clock yesterday.

They were playing tennis from 5 till 6 yesterday.

Were they playing tennis from 5 till 6 yesterday?
Yes, they were.
No, they weren’t.

They weren’t playing tennis from 5 till 6 yesterday.

в прошлом
придаточным предложением
He was doing his homework when I entered

When I came, my parents were having tea.

I was reading from 7 till 9 o’clock yesterday.

Just think. Two days ago at this time I was lying on the beach in the sun.

Sam was repairing his car at 5.50 p.m. yesterday

Usage

P.S.

P.S.

when
as
all day

While we were driving from Rome to Milan, our bus broke down.
Когда мы ехали из Рима в Милан, наш автобус сломался.

As I was coming here I met your brother.
Когда я шел сюда, я встретил твоего брата.

Sam was working in the garden
all day long.

Usage

It was raining the whole evening!

She was crying all the time!

annoying action