Past Progressive / Continuous Tense

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Past Progressive / Continuous Tense is used to make a sentence that indicated an action going on at some point in the past.

Ways to form the Past Progressive / Continuous Tense

Affirmative Sentence

The formula for Past Progressive / Continuous Tense Affirmative Sentence is as such:

Subject + was / were + Verb ('ing' form) + Object (optional)

Example:

I was living in New Delhi.
He was playing cricket.

Negative Sentence

The formula for Past Progressive / Continuous Tense Negative Sentence is as such:

Subject + was / were + not + Verb ('ing' form) + Object (optional)

Example:

She was not coming to school.
They were not waiting for you.

Interrogative Sentence

The formula for Past Progressive / Continuous Tense Interrogative Sentence is as such:

Was / were + Subject + Verb ('ing' form) + Object (optional)

Example:

Was she listening to music?
Were they going to work every day?

Negative Interrogative Sentence

The formula for Past Progressive / Continuous Tense Negative Interrogative Sentence is as such:

Was / were + Subject + not + Verb ('ing' form) + Object (optional)

Example:

Was she not listening to music?
Were they not playing football every day?

Uses of Past Progressive / Continuous Tense

The Past Progressive / Continuous Tense are mainly used as:

1. To talk about an action that was happening at some time in the past

For example

I was going to school.
They were partying in the park.

2. To talk about past habit

For example:

She was listening to music every day.
They were always playing cricket.

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