Past continuous

1. Examples

1.1. Affirmative -I was playing -You were playing -He was playing -We were playing -They were playing

1.2. Negative -I was not playing -You were not playing -He wasn't playing -We weren't playing -They weren't playing

1.3. Interrogative -Was I playing? -Were you playing? -Was he playing? -Were we playing? -Were they playing?

2. 1. Past simple

2.1. Describe una acción pasada ya finalizada.

2.2. • When I was young I lived in Madrid

3. 2. Past continuous

3.1. Action was proceeding in a delpasado moment to which reference is made. It does not say if the action already completed or still ongoing.

3.2. • Yesterday evening when you called me I was having a shower • When the parents arrived home the children were watching TV Otra diferencia entre ambos tiempos es que el "past continuous" se utiliza a veces para indicar que la acción es más casual, menos planificada. • Yesterday morning, from 8 to 10, I was running (algo rutinario, que suelo hacer con frecuencia, por lo que no lo resalto) • Yesterday morning, from 8 to 10, I ran (algo diferente, un tanto extraordinario, por lo que quiero destacarlo)