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    The document discusses the past continuous tense in English. It explains that the past continuous is used to describe actions that were in progress or ongoing at a specific time in the past. It provides examples of forming the past continuous using was/were plus the present participle (ending in -ing) and compares its use to the past simple tense. The summary also notes that the past continuous can be used with while to describe two simultaneous past actions.

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    The document discusses the past continuous tense in English. It explains that the past continuous is used to describe actions that were in progress or ongoing at a specific time in the past. It provides examples of forming the past continuous using was/were plus the present participle (ending in -ing) and compares its use to the past simple tense. The summary also notes that the past continuous can be used with while to describe two simultaneous past actions.

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    PAST CONTINUOUS

    1. We use the past continuous to say that something was in progress arround a particular
    time:

    What were you doing at eight oclock yesterday evening? I was watching TV.
    When I got up this morning the sun was shining, the birds were singing

    2. We form the past continuous like this:

    WAS/WERE + -ING:

    I was working were you listening to me?

    3. We use the past simple for a complete action and the past continuous for an action in
    progress in the past:

    When I walked into the room, Ann was writting postcards and Keith was Redding.

    4. We can use while before past continuous:

    I met her while we were working for the same company.

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