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How to use the Past Continuous in speaking and writing?

Well, you need to use the past continuous when you talk about situations or activities that were happening at a specific time in the past.

Examples: 

What were you doing yesterday at 5:00 pm?

I was working at 5:00 pm

Explanation:

You need to add (verb to be + ing) when you talk about specific time in the past (yesterday at 5:00). It has to be very specific and not general.

Also, you could even use the past continuous with past tense and it’s explained in depth detail here, but in general, you can use both English grammar tenses when you say that (something was interrupted by something else). Let’s have a look:

Example:

I was doing my work when the phone rang.

past continuous                                      past tense

Explanation:

I stopped my work due to the phone call – the phone call interrupted my concentration.

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