Past Continuous – прошедшее длительное время. Как следует из названия, оно отвечает за события, которые происходили в прошлом и продолжались какое-то время.
I was playing.
He was eating
They were laughing
Were you sleeping when I called? You sounded drowsy.
Ты спал, когда я позвонил? Ты казался сонным.
was sleeping when someone knocked at the door
In the morning our elevator was not (wasn’t) working.
Утром не работал лифт.
I/He/She/It + was + глагол-ingWe/You/They + were + глагол-ingI was singing. – Я пел.He was walking. – Он гулял.She was writing. – Она писала.It was falling. – Оно падало.WWas I singing? – Я пел?