Grammar: B1 - ⚙️ Verbs in Depth: ⏳ Perfect & Continuous Tenses - Lesson 5: Past Continuous (Interrupted longer actions, background description in past narratives)

Grammar: Past Continuous B1 Lesson 18: Painting a Picture in the Past What you will learn: By the end of this lesson, you will be able to use the Past Continuous to describe background actions, set a scene, and show how a longer action was interrupted by a shorter one. When to Use the Past Continuous Think of the Past Continuous tense as a movie camera for the past . We use it to describe actions that were in progress or happening at a specific time, which helps us tell better stories. 🎬 Setting the Scene To describe multiple background actions that were happening at the same time. Example: The sun was setting , and a warm breeze was blowing . 💥 Interrupted Actions To show a long action (Past Continuous) that was interrupted by a short action (Past Simple). Example: I was walking home when it started to rain. The Grammar Rule 📖 How to Form the Past Continuous Form Structure Example Positive (+) I/He/She/It + was + Verb-ing You/We/They + were + Verb-ing She was reading . They were playing . Negative (-) …