Il Past Continuous

Forma affermativa

• I was watching TV. (Stavo guardando la TV.)
• He was playing football. (Stava giocando a calcio.)
• They were studying English. (Stavano studiando inglese.)

Forma negativa

• I wasn't watching TV. (Non stavo guardando la TV.)
• She wasn't sleeping. (Non stava dormendo.)
• We weren't working. (Non stavamo lavorando.)

Forma interrogativa

• Was he watching TV? (Stava guardando la TV?)
• Were they playing football? (Stavano giocando a calcio?)
• Was she studying English? (Stava studiando inglese?)

Uso del Past Continuous

• Azioni in corso in un momento specifico del passato: I was having dinner at 8 pm yesterday. (Stavo cenando alle 8 di ieri sera.)
• Azioni interrotte da un'altra azione al passato semplice: I was watching TV when the phone rang. (Stavo guardando la TV quando il telefono squillò.)
• Due o più azioni in corso contemporaneamente nel passato: While I was cooking, he was washing the dishes. (Mentre io stavo cucinando, lui stava lavando i piatti.)
• Per descrivere l'atmosfera di un momento passato: The sun was shining, the birds were singing. It was a beautiful day. (Il sole splendeva, gli uccelli cantavano. Era una bellissima giornata.)