Using Past Tenses
Past Continuous
We use the past continuous to talk about something in the past:
which happened before and after another action:• The boys were watching tv when I got home.
which happened before and after a specific time:• It was eight o’clock and I was writing a letter.
which continued for some time:• Everyone was shouting.
which happened again and again:• They were always arguing.
with verbs which show change or growth:• Her English was improving.