Past Continuous

1. Form

1.1. affirmative

1.1.1. He was wearing a hat

1.2. Negative

1.2.1. He was not wearing a hat

1.3. Interrogative

1.3.1. Was he wearing a hat?

2. Uses

2.1. Interrupted Action in the Past

2.1.1. I was watching TV when she called.

2.1.2. What were you doing when the earthquake started?

2.2. Specific Time as an Interruption

2.2.1. Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner.

2.2.2. At midnight, we were still driving through the desert.

2.3. Parallel Actions

2.3.1. I was studying while he was making dinner.

2.3.2. Were you listening while he was talking?