The Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense образуется при помощи вспомогательного глаголаto be в прошедшем времени и причастия настоящего времени смыслового глагола.
Утвердительная форма
I
He/She
It
was working
(when the phone rang)
You
We
They
were working
(when the phone rang)
Отрицательная форма
I
He/She
It
wasn't working
(when the phone rang)
You
We
They
weren't working
(when the phone rang)
Вопросительная форма и краткие ответы:
Was she (I, he, it) working when the phone rang? - Она работала, когда зазвонил телефон?
Yes, she (I, he, it) was. - Да.
No, she (I, he, it) was not (wasn't). - Нет.
Were they (you, we) working when the phone rang? - Они работали, когда зазвонил телефон?
No, they (you, we) were not (weren't). - Нет.
Yes, they (we, you) were. - Да.