The document describes the past continuous tense in Spanish. The past continuous is formed with the past tense of the verb "to be" plus the gerund (verb + ing). It is used to describe an action that was happening at a specific time in the past, or two simultaneous past actions. It can also describe an ongoing past action that was interrupted by another action in the simple past tense.

1. PAST CONTINUOUS

2. Past Continuous: El Pasado Continuo se forma con el verbo to be en pasado + Gerundio (Verbo +ing)
Affirmative: Pronouns + Be (was/were) + Gerund (verb+ing)
I was working at this time yesterday. (Yo) estaba trabajando a esta hora ayer.
You were
He was
She
It
We were
You
They
Interrogative: Was/were + Pronouns + Gerund ?
Was I working at this time yesterday? ¿Estaba (yo) trabajando a esta hora ayer?
Were you
Was he Were we working at this time yesterday?
she you
it they

3. Negative: Pronouns + Be (was/were) + not + Gerund.
I was not working at this time yesterday. (Yo) no estaba trabajando a esta hora ayer.
You were not
He wasn’t
She
It Question: Were you working at this time yesterday?
Yes, I was.
We weren’t No, I wasn’t.
You
They
Usage. (Usos):
1- Describe una acción en pasado en un momento determinado.
I was working at this time yeterday.
2- Past Continuous + Past Continuous. Describe 2 acciones que suceden al mismo tiempo en el pasado.
Yesterday, I was watching TV when/while/as my mother was cooking. Ayer, (yo) estaba mirando TV mientras mi madre cocinaba.
1 1 2
2

4. Usage. (Usos):
3- Past Continuous + Simple past. Describe una acción en movimiento en el pasado que fue interrumpida.
Last week, I was studying online when the electricity went off.
1 2
La semana pasada estaba estudiando online cuando la luz se cortó.
1 X
2
This morning, Tom was having breakfast when his friend phoned him.
1 2
1 X
2
Esta mañana, Tom estaba desayunando cuando su amigo le llamó por teléfono.