1.1 Form Of The Past Continuous tense

a) Affirmative (Positive) Sentences

was / were + -ing

I
HE
SHE
IT
was eating hamburger

was having breakfast

was playing football

YOU
WE
THEY
were eating hamburger

were having breakfast

were playing football

• John went to bed at 10:30. At 11:00 he was sleeping.
• The children were playing in the garden at 9 o’clock in the morning.
• We were watching TV at 7 yesterday evening.
• My father was drinking coffee while I was sleeping.
• Mom was cooking lunch in the kitchen when I went home.

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