## Past Continuous

Past Continuous - Meester Gijs https://meestergijs.nl/unit/video-4/?id=2872

### Past Continuous

The Past Contnuous is used to: Talk about actions that happened in the past, while something else was happening An action in the past took a while Often combined with past simple (in one sentence)

The past Simple is constructed in a sentence: was / were verb + ing

The Past Continuous in a few examples:

1. I was watching TV, when the power shut down.
   - Action (watching TV) was going on, while something else happened (power)
   - was + verb + ing
2. They were working on their new album, when their manager quit.
   - Action (working on album) was going on, when something else happened (manager)
   - were + verb + ing
3. The driver was not paying attention when he ignored a red light.
   - Action (paying attention) was going on, when something else happened (red light)
   - was + verb + ing
4. Charles was walking to school when it started to rain.
   - Action (walking) was going on, when something else happened (rain)
   - was + verb + ing

You can use the Past Continuous in three different kinds of sentences:

Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative
They were watching, when the power went off. | They weren't watching when the power went off. | Were they watching when the power went off?
Jimmy was reading, when I arrived | Jimmy wasn't reading when I arrived. | Was Jimmy reading when I arrived?
Both sisters were singing, when the music stopped. | Both sisters weren't singing when the music stopped | Were both sisters singing when the music stopped?
I was taking pictures when you performed. | I wasn't taking pictures when you performed. | Was I taking pictures when you performed?