El pasado continuo ("past progressive") se utiliza para hablar de acciones que ocurrieron durante un tiempo en el pasado. En español equivale normalmente a "estaba + gerundio".
At 9 o'clock in the morning I was reading a book.
A las 9 en la mañana yo estaba leyendo un libro.
8:30 a.m. → I began reading.
9:00 a.m. → I was reading.
10:00 a.m → I stopped reading.
↓
I WAS READING.
El "past progressive" se construye con la forma pasada del verbo "to be" ("was/were") y la forma progresivo ("-ing") del verbo.
Forma afirmativa
Singular
1. pers. I was doing
2. pers. You were watching
3. pers. He, she, it was working
Plural
1. pers. We were playing
2. pers. You were running
3. pers. They were singing
Forma negativa
Singular
1. pers. I was not/wasn't doing
2. pers. You were not/weren't watching
3. pers. He, she, it was not/wasn't working
Plural
1. pers. We were not/weren't playing
2. pers. You were not/weren't running
3. pers. They were not/weren't singing
Forma interrogativa
Singular
1. pers. Was I doing?
2. pers. Were you watching?
3. pers. Was he, she, it working?
Plural
1. pers. Were we playing?
2. pers. Were you running?
3. pers. Were they singing?
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