1. Intermediate 1 ESOL Grammar: The Correct Tense
The Past Continuous

2. The Past Continuous Use the past continuous:
when you are talking about an action in the past that was not completed
We were having dinner when our friends arrived.
(were having is the past continuous)

3. You/we/they were working…
The Past Continuous
To form the past continuous:
use the correct form of was/were
I/he/she was working…
You/we/they were working…

4. The Past Continuous How do I ask questions?
Were you reading that book?
Was he walking along the road?
You can also use question words:
What was she doing?
Where were they going?

5. The Past Continuous How do I form the negative?
Use the correct form of wasn’t/weren’t
She/he/I wasn’t doing her/his/my homework…
We/they/you weren’t listening to music…