Structure:
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Affirmative:
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Subject+ was/were*+(
verb+ing)+ object/extensions
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Negative:
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Subject+ was/were+not+(
verb+ing)+ object/extensions
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Interrogative:
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Was/were+ Subject +(
verb+ing)+ object/extensions?
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Negative Interrogative:
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Wasn’t/weren’t+ Subject +(
verb+ing)+ object/extensions?
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*If subject is plural number
or second person then “were” should be used.
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1
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A continuous action in the past which is
interrupted by another action or a time:
I was taking a bath when the telephone rang. At three o'clock, I was working. |
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2
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Background information, to give atmosphere to
a story:
It was a beautiful day. The birds were singing, the sun was shining and in thepark people were laughing and chatting. |
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3
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An annoying and repeated action in the past,
usually with 'always':
He was always leaving the tap running. (In the same way as the Present Continuous) |
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4
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For two actions which happened at the same
time in the past:
I was watching TV and he was reading. |
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