Past Continuous – Folyamatos múlt

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1. A esemény, cselekvés egy meghatározott időpontban történt. (the action happened at a specific time.)
   • We were studying English yesterday at 10:00.
     • the action happened at a specific time – “10:00″
2. A cselekvést valami megszakította. (there was an interruption while performing the action.)
   • I was eating dinner when the phone rang.
     • “eating” is the action was being performed
     • “the phone rang” is the action that interruped.
3. Két esemény egy időben történt (two actions were happening at the same time.) While I was eating my sister was working.

Example
I was eating dinner when the phone rang.
We were studying English yesterday at 10:00.
The dogs were not playing in the yard when something ate your flowers.
Were you sleeping when I called last night?
Was your mother cooking all night?

Past Continuous Tense Chart

	Subject	Auxiliary Verb		Main Verb
+	I	was		going	to the store when she called.
	We	were		playing	ball yesterday morning.
	She	was		eating	dinner when someone came to the door.
-	I	was	not	reading	the newspaper all day yesterday.
	You	were	not	doing	your homework when I checked on you.
	He	was	not	sleeping	when I went into his room.
?	Was	I		going	to the store?
	Were	you		fixing	the car while it was raining?
	Was	your mother		sleeping	when I called this morning?