✦ Lesson 3 · Grammar 1
The past continuous
We use the past continuous to say what was happening at a moment in the past.
was / were + verb-ing
Yes ✔
I was swimming. · She was flying a kite. · They were walking on the sand.
No ✘
I wasn't swimming. · He wasn't looking. · We weren't moving.
Was or were?
Spelling the -ing
⏰ Time clues
At three o'clock, I was drawing a picture of a starfish. · Ten minutes ago, my friends were studying. · Yesterday afternoon we weren't playing football.