Past continuons actions in the past continue past singular (the wolf(subj) was(tobe) on the(complement) (the boys(subj) were(tobe) playing(verb) soccer(complement) past continuons I cookies SHE WAS playing HE working IT driving YOU listening WE WERE running THEY sitting YOU eating
Main use: We use present continuous tense to talk about interrupted and parallel actions.
Structure: Subject + was(for I, she, he and it) /were(for you(singular and plural) and they)
Examples:
1. I was watching tv when my mother rang.
2. In 1999, I was studying at school, I was doing the pre suddenly I finished my clases school.