Teacher Guide / Instructions
The past continuous is used to talk about an ongoing action that was interrupted by another action.
It's formed by the simple past of the verb 'to be' (was/were) + verb(ing)
• Mary was cooking when she got a phone call.
• Tom and Sara were walking to the park when it started to rain.
It can also be used to describe when two actions were happening at the same time.
• I was looking out the window while I was eating breakfast.
• They were listening to music while they were cleaning the house.
Teacher Guide
The past continuous is used to talk about an ongoing action that was interrupted by another action.
It's formed by the simple past of the verb 'to be' (was/were) + verb(ing)
• Mary was cooking when she got a phone call.
• Tom and Sara were walking to the park when it started to rain.
It can also be used to describe when two actions were happening at the same time.
• I was looking out the window while I was eating breakfast.
• They were listening to music while they were cleaning the house.
Teacher Guide
The past continuous is used to talk about an ongoing action that was interrupted by another action.
It's formed by the simple past of the verb 'to be' (was/were) + verb(ing)
• Mary was cooking when she got a phone call.
• Tom and Sara were walking to the park when it started to rain.
It can also be used to describe when two actions were happening at the same time.
• I was looking out the window while I was eating breakfast.
• They were listening to music while they were cleaning the house.