Past continous
FORM
[was/were + present participle]
Uses
-->Actions in the past that take place at a particular time.
Ex: What were you doing last evening at 8:45?
-->With the Past Simple to refer to a long action that is interrupted by a shorter one. (When or While are the habitual conjunctions)
Ex: We were talking about our last holidays when the boss came into the office and got angry .
-->Two actions developing at the same time in the past ("While" is the habitual conjunction)
Ex: While my boss was talking to me, I was dreaming of my last holidays in Cancún.
Form
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I was dancing I wasn't dancing Was I dancing?
We were dancing We weren't dancing Were we dancing?
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