Past Continuous
Sentence
subject+was/were+verb-ing
Sentence
subject+was/were+verb-ing
he / talk
He was talking
she / not / read
She was not reading
She wasn't reading
he / go
Was he going
He WAS STUDYING when I called.
longer action
We ___ (swim) at the beach when we ___ (see) a shark.
We WERE SWIMMING at the beach when we SAW a shark.
we / play
We were playing...
we / not / stop
We were not stopping
We weren't stopping
they / sell
Were they selling
He was studying when I CALLED.
shorter action
I ___ (listen) to music while I ___ (waited) for the bus.
I WAS LISTENING to music while I WAITED for the bus.
you / look
You were looking
My friends / not / work
My friends were not working
My friends weren't working
he / thinks
Was he thinking
I HURT my leg while we were playing.
shorter action
It ___ (rain) when the sun ___ (come) out and a rainbow appeared.
It WAS RAINING when the sun CAME out and a rainbow appeared.
My sisters and I / make
My sisters and I were making
My brother and I / not / play
My brother and I were not playing
My brother and I weren't playing
My cousin and I / talk
Were my cousin and I talking
They were exploring the cave when they DISCOVERED the fossils.
short action
I ___ (find) my toy while I ___ (clean) my room.
I FOUND my toy while I WAS CLEANING my room.
dogs / run
Dogs were running
Maria and Patricia / not / make
Maria and Patricia were not making
Maria and Patricia weren't making
All of you / do
Were all of you doing
We ate popcorn while we WERE WATCHING the movie.
longer action
The doorbell ___ (ring) while I ___ (take) a shower.
The doorbell RANG while I WAS TAKING a shower.