Past Continuous Negative

PAST CONTINUOUS

     µ    We use the past continuous to talk about actions which were still in progress at a certain time. The action had started before this time but hadn't finished.

         µ      Formula

             Ã  Negative: Subject + wasn't + weren't + verb with -ing + complement.

     µ     Forms of verb 'to be' in past:

Subject	Affirmative Form	Negative Form
I	was	wasn´t
You	were	weren´t
He – She – It	was	weren´t
We	were	weren´t
You	were	weren´t
They	were	weren´t

      µ     Examples:

            à Suewasn´t playing tennis.

            à He wasn´t cooking.         

         Ã They weren´t playing  basketball.