Past Continuous

is/are

was/were

am/are

subject + past tense of "to be" + the main verb with -ing ending + complement.

subject + present tense of "to be" + the main verb with -ing ending + complement

subject + past tense of "to be" + verb + complement

we just add not at the end of the sentence

you have to add "not" between "to be" and the main verb.

we add not next to the complement.

We put the form of to be in past in front of the sentence, then the seubject and the main verb with ing ending.

We put the form of to be in past in front of the sentence, then the seubject and the main verb in infinitive.

We put the form of to be in present in front of the sentence, then the seubject and the main verb with ing ending.

Is used to talk about something that was happening at a certain time in the past, at that moment the action had already started but finished.

Is used to talk about something that was happening at a certain time in the present, at that moment the action had already started but not finished.

Is used to talk about something that was happening at a certain time in the past, at that moment the action had already started but not finished.

describe what was happening when the main action in a sentnce happened.

to describe events.

to describe completed past events.

Annoying Habits in the present.

Annoying Habits happened in the past but are now finished.

Annoying Habits happened in the past and present.

Several things were happening at the same time

a thing was happening at the same time

Several things were happening one by one.

I was watching TV when my mother arrived.

I love watching TV.

I was watched through the camera

They were playing football when started to rain.

They played football when started to rain.

They play football when started to rain.