Past tenses
06 The past continuous
A2past
In short
Azione in corso in un momento del passato, spesso lo sfondo di un'altra.
was / were + verbo -ing · interrotta da un past simple: was …ing when …
- At 8 I was having dinner.
- I was cooking when you called.
- Were they sleeping?
Watch out: I verbi di stato non lo prendono: I was knowing the answer ✗ → I knew
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