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Grammar
Past continuous statements
You can use the past continuous to set the background for a story or talk about events in
progress in the past (events that are not complete). The past continuous often describes a
long action.
Use the simple past for completed actions in the past. The simple past often describes a short
action:
We were trying to look cool, and we walked into a glass door. We weren't looking.
For affirmative past continuous statements, use subject + past of be (was / were) + verb + -ing:
In negative past continuous statements, use subject + past of be + not (wasn't / weren't) + verb
+ -ing:
We weren't looking.
Remember:
A friend of mine deleted all my music files. She was using my computer.
A friend of mine deleted all my music files when she was using my computer.
When my friend was using my computer, she deleted all my music files.