The affirmative past continuous tense:
The past continuous tense consists of:
The subject + was/ were + infinitive + (-ing).
For example:
I was going to the club.
He was going to the club.
They were going to the club.
The negative present continuous tense:
the negative form consists of:
The subject + were/ was + not + the infinitive+ (-ing)
For example:
I was not going to the club.
He was not going to the club.
They were not going to the club.
The interrogative present continuous tense:
How to make questions using the present continuous tense:
Was/were + the subject (noun/ pronoun) + the infinitive+ (-ing)…?
For example:
Question: Was she standing in the line?
Answer: Yes, she was / No, she was not.
Question: Were the students playing?
Answer: Yes, they were / No, they were not.
When to use the past continuous tense:
We use the past continuous tense when we want to express an action that lasted for a certain time in the past.