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 ...


