The Past Continuous is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to be in the Past Indefinite and the Present Participle of the main verb.
In the interrogative form the auxiliary verb is placed before the subject. In the negative form the negative particle not is used after the auxiliary verb.
The Past Continuous is used:
- to express an action going on at a definite moment in the past.
- to express an action in its progress going on at a definite period of time in the past;
- In object clauses after the verb of the principal clause in the past tense the Past Continuous of the verbs to go, to come and other verbs denoting motion expresses an action which was future with regard to the past.
The verb to go in the Past Continuous with the infinitive or another verb expresses an action which was future with regard to the past; in many cases It has an additional meaning of intention.
