PAST CONTINUOUS

1. Form

1.1. afirmative

1.1.1. use was /were followed by the verb +ing

1.2. negative

1.2.1. use was not /were not followed by the verb + ing

1.3. interrogative

1.3.1. use was/were + subject/pronoun + verb + ing

2. conectors

2.1. before

2.2. but

2.3. or

2.4. now that

3. Use

3.1. We use the past continuous to say what was happening around (before / at / after ) a past time .