Past Continuous

PAST CONTINUOUS

The past continuous is use for actions that happened in a specific moment in the past. As the present continuous, it is formed with the verb " to be " and the gerund.
To form the past continuous, the auxiliary verb is in use " to be " and the gerund (infinitive + "-ing") of the verb. The auxiliary verb " to be " is in the simple past, but bear in mind that " to be " it is an irregular verb.

Examples:
He was playing fotball yesterday.
We were studing english last week.
Were you buying food at the supermarket yesterday?

Sujeto	Auxiliar (to be)	Gerundio
I, He, She, It	was	talking, eating, learning, doing, going...
You, We, They	were	talking, eating, learning, doing, going...