MEANING, USE & FORM 1. MEANING AND USE * The past continuous shows us that the action was already in progress at a certain time in the past. What were you doing at 8 p.m. last night? I was studying. This means that I started studying before 8 p.m. and I continued after 8 p.m. * The past continuous can also show that activity was in progress for some time, not just for a moment. We were cleaning the house all morning. 2. FORM We make the past continuous with was or were and the - ing form of the verb. AFFIRMATIVE STRUCTURE : PRONOUN + WAS (HE - SHE - IT) + VERB -ING WERE (YOU - WE - THEY) + VER -ING She couldn't come to the party. She was working. Three years ago, we were living in ...