## Exercise 4 - Past Continuous

The Past Continuous consists of the following:

- was/were & infinitive (hele werkwoord) + ing
  - For example: We were walking through town.

We use the Past Continuous:

- to describe an action or situation happening at or around a time in the past;
  - I wasnt feeling well that day, so I didnt go out with the others.
- for temporary past situations;
  - At the time I was working at the Hilton in Amsterdam.
- for two actions/situations happening at the same time;
  - While I was playing Mario Kart, my sister was having trouble with controlling the cat.
- for interrupted actions;
  - We use the past continuous and the past simple together to show that one action (past simple) interrupts another action (past continuous);
    - Someone knocked on the door when I was watching TV.