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We use the past continuous to describe an interrupted activity which continued for a period in the past and to talk about things happening for a continuous period in the past.
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to say that somebody was in the middle of doing something
He was playing computer games.
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for two things happening at the same time
He was playing computer games while she was watching TV.
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for things you were in the middle of doing when another thing happened
He was watching TV when Tom arrived.
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We form the past continuous tense with the helping verb was/were + present participle (V1 + -ing).
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I was going we were going
You were going you were going
He was going they were going
She was going
It was going
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We form questions by using the helping verb was/were + subject + present participle
(V1 + -ing).
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Was I going? Were we going?
Were you going? Were you going?
Was he going? Were they going?
Was she going?
Was it going?
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We form the negative with the helping verb was/were + not + present participle (V1 + -ing).
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I was not going we were not going
You were not going you were not going
He was not going they were not going
She was not going
It was not going
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