Past Continuous Tense

Fungtion              :

»         To show one action was in progress (usually took longer time) when another action or thing occurred in the past.

»         To show an action that happened at a certain time in the past.

»         To show that two actions were in progress simultaneously.

Pattern

(+)	I/He/She/It + Was + Verbing + Complement.
	You/They/We + Were + Verbing + Complement.
(–)	I/He/She/It + Was + Not + Verbing + Complement.
	You/They/We + Were + Not + Verbing + Complement.
(?)	Was + I/He/She/It + Verbing + Complement?
	Were + You/They/We + Verbing + Complement?

*When – Past Continuous, – Simple Past.

*Simple Past – When – Past Continuous.

*While – Past Continuous, – Past Continuous.

*Past Continuous – While – Past Continuous.

#Example            :

(+) Johane was writing a letter.

(–) Johane was not writing a letter.

(?) Was Johane writing a letter?