Past Continuous
We use past continuous for:
an action or situation in the past which was already happening when another action or situation happened(usually used with past simple).
an action or situation in the past which is interruped or stopped by another action or situation(usually used with past simple).
background information and description in a story.
two unfinished situations or events in progress at the same time.
Examples:
I was talking down the street when I had a great idea.
I was riding my bike when I had an accident.
We got to the beach at half past two.hundreds of people were sunbathing on the golden sand.
I was doing my homework while Dan was playing his comuter game.
Past Continuous:
positive:
I was eating.
you were eating.
she was eating.
negative:
I wasn´t eating.
you weren´t eating.
she wasn´t eating.
question:
Was I eating?
Were you eating?
Was she eating?
