Past continuous
ADVERBS
YESTERDAY
Last saturday
Last week
The USE
We use the past continuous for an action that was already happening at a particular time in the past.
The FORM
INTERROGATIVE
Were+Subject+V+ing?
Ex: Were you living in Spain last year?
Was+Subject+V+ing?
Ex: Was she cooking dinner last night?
NEGATIVE
Subject+Weren't+V+ing
You/We/They
Ex: They weren't having a party last weekend
Subject+wasn't+V+ing
HE/SHE/IT
Ex: It wasn't raining last monday.
AFFIRMATIVE
Subject+Were+V+ing
YOU/WE/THEY
Ex: We were reading books last week,
Subject+ Was+V+ing
I/HE/SHE/IT
Ex: He was playing basketball yesterday afternoon.
