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Past Continuous Tense The Past Continuous Tense is used to describe actions that were happening at a specific time in the past. It emphasizes the continuity of an action before it was interrupted or before another action took place. Structure: Subject + was/were + verb (-ing) + object Usage: 1. Ongoing actions in the past: She was reading a book at 8 PM yesterday. 2. Two simultaneous actions in the past: While I was studying, my brother was watching TV. 3. Interrupted action: I was sleeping when the phone rang. 4. Describing the background of a story: It was raining heavily, and the streets were empty. Examples: They were playing football when it started to rain. She was cooking dinner while I was setting the table. We were watching a movie at this time yesterday.