PAST CONTINOUS TENSE

Past continuous tense is used to express the situation that was happening at the particular time in the past time such as this example:
• My father was doing his job last night farmer === this sentence mean that my father was doing his job last night but not right now may be right now it has finished
• She was sleeping ==> she was sleeping at that time but not right now.

Subject and to be

He was
She was
It was
My Father was
I was
They were
We were
You were
You and I were

Formula:
(+) Subject + to be + Verb+ing + Object

Example:
• Jhon was telling a story
• I was reading a novel
• She was watching a movie
• He was talking about me
• They were swimming in the river
• We were learning English
• You were sitting on my sat

(-)Subject + to be + not + Verb+ing + Object

Example:
• Toni was not telling a story
• I was not reading a novel
• She was not watching a movie
• He was not talking about me
• They were not swimming in the river
• We were not learning English
• You were not sitting on my sat

(-)To be + Subject + Verb+ing + Object

Example:
• Was Toni telling a story?
• Was I reading a novel?
• Was she watching a movie?
• Was he talking about me?
• Were they swimming in the river?
• Were we learning English?
• Were you sitting on my sat?

Practice

Now, change these sentences below into Present continuous form
1. She /call/her friend
2. He /do/ the mathematic assignment
3. They /crawl/ on the ground
4. I /write/ letter
5. You /listen/ to the music
6. It /bite/ my foot
7. We /ride/ our bike
8. Toni and me /watch/ football match
9. My father /type/ a report
10. The servant /sweep/ the floor