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    The document provides examples of how to use the past continuous tense in English to describe actions or situations that were ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the past. It gives affirmative and negative forms of the past continuous as well as yes/no and information questions using the tense. Examples include "At 10:30 I was walking along King Street" and "What were they wearing? They were wearing jeans."

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    The document provides examples of how to use the past continuous tense in English to describe actions or situations that were ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the past. It gives affirmative and negative forms of the past continuous as well as yes/no and information questions using the tense. Examples include "At 10:30 I was walking along King Street" and "What were they wearing? They were wearing jeans."

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    Was Walking Were Wearing Were Wearing

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    Klau Lee
    The document provides examples of how to use the past continuous tense in English to describe actions or situations that were ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the past. It gives affirmative and negative forms of the past continuous as well as yes/no and information questions using the tense. Examples include "At 10:30 I was walking along King Street" and "What were they wearing? They were wearing jeans."

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    Uses: 1.

    To talk about something that started before a certain time in the past and was still in progress at that time. At 10:30 I was walking along King Street. 2.- To describe a situation that happened in the past. What were they wearing? They were wearing jeans.

    Affirmative form
    I was standing out the post office when I saw them. He She It
    We You were shouting and screaming. They

    Negative form
    I was not He wasnt doing his chores while she was working She wasnt It wasnt We werent You werent making a lot of noise last night. They werent

    Yes / No questions
    I he Was she watching t.v. last night? Yes, she was. it No, she wasnt.
    Were we eating in a restaurant? Yes, we were. you No, we werent. they

    Information questions
    What were you doing yesterday at 4:00 oclock? I was buying a pair of shoes. What was he wearing? He was wearing a dark suit.

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