Past Progressive

The Past Progressive (also called Past Continuous) is used to describe actions that were happening at a specific moment in the past or ongoing actions interrupted by another event.

STRUCTURE

POSITIVE:
(+) SUBJECT + VERB To BE (Past) + VERB (ING) + COMPLEMENT.

NEGATIVE:
(-) SUBJECT + VERB To BE (Past) + NOT + VERB (ING) + COMPLEMENT..

INTERROGATIVE:
(?) VERB To BE (Past) + SUBJECT + VERB (ING) + COMPLEMENT?

VERB TO BE IN PAST CONJUGATION

I - WAS
YOU - WERE
HE - WAS
SHE - WAS
IT - WAS
WE - WERE
YOU - WERE
THEY - WERE

EXAMPLES

(+) I was studying for the English class.
(-) I was not studying for the English class.
(?) Was I studying for the English class?

(+) You were playing the guitar.
(-) You were not playing the guitar.
(?) Were you playing the guitar?