The past continuous is used for actions that occurred at a specific time in
the past. As the present continuous, is formed with the verb "to be" and
the gerund.
(El pasado continuo se utiliza para acciones que ocurrieron en un
momento especfico en el pasado. Como el presente continuo, se forma
con el verbo "to be" y el gerundio.)
Ejemplos:
I was talking. (Estaba hablando.)
He was eating. (Estaba comiendo.)
They were learning. (Estaban aprendiendo.)
2. Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)
EstructuraSujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + "not" + gerundio.
Ejemplos:
I was not [wasn't] talking. (No estaba hablando.)
Ejemplos:
Were you talking? (Estabas hablando?)
Was he eating? (Estaba comiendo?)
Were they learning? (Estaban aprendiendo?)
Uses (Usos)
1.
They were talking very loudly while we were trying to watch the
movie. (Estaban hablando muy alto mientras nosotros estbamos
intentando mirar la pelicula.)