Past Continuous Tense

Direct Voice
The Basic Formula:
Subject + Be Verb + V1 + ing + Complement

For Singular:
Subject + was + V1 + ing + Complement

For Plural:
Subject + were + V1 + ing + Complement

Negation:
For Singular:
Subject + was + not + V1 + ing + Complement

For Plural:
Subject + were + not + V1 + ing + Complement

For Yes/No Question:

For Singular:
was + Subject + V1 + ing + Complement?

For Plural:
were + Subject + V1 + ing + Complement?

For WH Question:
For Singular:
WH + was + Subject + V1 + ing + Complement?

For Plural:
WH + were + Subject + V1 + ing + Complement?
For Passive Voice:
The Basic Formula:
Object + Be Verb + Being + V3 + Complement

For Singular:
Object was + Being + V3 + Complement

For Plural:
Object + were + Being + V3 + Complement

Negation:
For Singular:
Object was + not + Being + V3 + Complement

For Plural:
Object + were + not + Being + V3 + Complement

For Yes/No Question:

For Singular:
was + Object + Being + V3 + Complement?

For Plural:
were + Object + Being + V3 + Complement?

For WH Question:
For Singular:
WH + was + Object + Being + V3 + Complement?

For Plural:
WH + were + Object + Being + V3 + Complement?
Key Words:
1- Last night at 6 PM
Ex I was working at 10pm last night
2- when+simple past, past conti
Ex I was eating when you called
3- while+past conti, simple past
Ex While She was cooking, I telephoned her.
4- however
Ex he was waiting for the bus however the accident happened.
5- From 2 o’clock to four
Ex I was being in gym From 2 o’clock to 6 o’clock
6- Since 5 pm
Ex I was playing football since 6 :00 a.m.
7- For a long time yesterday
Ex He was eating for a long time yesterday
8- Throughout the night
Ex She was reading throughout the night
9- whilst
Ex whilst I was walking past the car, it exploded.
10- whereas
you treated the matter lightly, whereas I myself was being
Ex
busy.
11- All last (night, day, week, month)
Ex it was raining all last night
12- ,so+simple past
Ex I was listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm
13- from 7pm to 9pm
Ex from 7pm to 9pm, I was reading book.
14- At 6 o’clock
Ex Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner
15- As +past conti, simple past
Ex As we were having the picnic, it started to rain.
16- At the time (past time)
Ex They were not playing football at the time last week

Using:
continuous last time was going on in the past, but a specific
1-
period used to express an event
We 're Were Doing exercises the At 9 am
To Express Actions Were In Progress During Certain Period In
2-
The : past
I was watching TV when she called
As the man was watching the exhibits, thief stole his wallet.
I was listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm
3- to express two simultaneous events in the past
While we were having the picnic, it started to rain