Past Progressive
Description: |
An action in the past happened and continued for a period of time. An action in the past happened and continued when an another action in the past happened. |
Signal Words: |
while, when, as long as, always |
Positive: was/were + 1st verb form + ing |
I was doing my homework when my dad came home. Last November they were always training. While I was talking to Maggie, my dog ran away. |
Negative: wasn't/weren't + 1st verb form + ing |
They weren't watching TV when I came home. He wasn't buying cigarettes during last month. It wasn't snowing all day yesterday. |
Question: was/were + 1st verb form + ing |
Were they singing Christmas songs when you came in? What was I thinking when I jumped off the building? Was I giving you trouble during the exams? |