Material Unit 2
7. Structure
Structure
The past continuous of any verb is composed of two parts : the past tense of the verb "to be" (was/were), and the base of the main verb +ing.
Affirmative
| I / he / she / it | was | + ing |
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| we / you / they | were |
- A woman was watching her son.
- we were travelling to South America.
Negative
| I / he / she / it | was not (wasn't) |
+ ing | ||
| we / you / they | were not (weren't) |
- I wasn't looking at the people.
- They weren't paying attention.
Questions
| Was | I / he / she / it | + ing | ||
| Were | we / you / they |
- Was she helping you?
- Were they wearing jeans?
You can find more information about the past continuous at: LearnEnglish, educationFirst