This document discusses the past continuous tense in English grammar, which is formed using was/were + verb+ing to describe actions that were ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the past. It provides examples of using the past continuous to describe longer actions that were happening simultaneously or that were interrupted by shorter actions expressed in the past simple tense.

1. PAST CONTINUOUS

2. WAS / WERE + ING
WAS I/HE/SHE/IT
WERE YOU/WE/THEY
My parents were having
dinner while my sister was
walking the dog
Alan was
chatting
to Lyn
Was Tom doing his homework yesterday at 5?

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5. WATCH
OUT!!
PAST SIMPLE
VS
CONTINUOUS

6. (Past continuous) (Past simple)
Long action Short action that interrupts
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