What is Past continuous?
The '''past continuous''' (also called '''past progressive''') is one of the continuous verb forms in English. The '''past continuous''' tense mainly describes actions that are in progress at a particular time in the past time frame. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Past Continuous Tense {{!}} Ginseng English {{!}} Learn English|url=https://ginsengenglish.com/blog/past-continuous|access-date=2022-06-04|website=Ginseng English|language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-11|title=Past Continuous Tense: Rules And Examples|url=https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/past-continuous-tense/|access-date=2022-06-04|website=Thesaurus.com|language=en-US}}</ref> [https://learnexamstoday.blogspot.com/2024/03/past-continuous-tense-in-hindi-with.html Past Continuous Tense] == Forms == === Affirmative sentences === Affirmative sentences in the past continuous are formed using verb be ('''''was''''' / '''''were''''') + base verb -'''''ing'''''. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Past Continuous Tense {{!}} ENGLISH PAGE|url=https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastcontinuous.html|access-date=2022-06-04|website=www.englishpage.com}}</ref> * ''I '''was''' '''eating'''.'' * ''She '''was eating'''.'' * ''He '''was eating'''.'' * ''It '''was eating'''.'' * ''We '''were eating'''.'' * ''You '''were eating'''.'' * ''They '''were eating'''.'' === Negative sentences === Negative sentences are formed by adding '''''not''''' (or the short form n't) to the past tense of the verb '''''be'''''. * ''I '''was not eating'''.'' * ''She '''wasn't eating'''.'' * ''He '''was not eating'''.'' * ''It '''was not eating'''.'' * ''We '''weren't eating'''.'' * ''You '''were not eating'''.'' * ''They '''weren't eating'''.'' === Questions === Yes/no question are formed using the past form of the verb '''''be''''' ('''''was''''' / '''''were''''') + subject + base verb-'''''ing'''''. Wh-questions begin with one of the wh-question words. (Wh-question words are: what, where, when, why, who, which, whose, how.) * '''''Was''' I '''eating''' your pizza?'' * '''''Were''' you