English - Grammar - Verb Tenses - Past continuous tense - While and When
5 steps: (1) Past continuous = was/were + verb-ing. Something was IN PROGRESS in the past. 'I was sleeping at midnight.' (2) Use WAS with I/he/she/it. Use WERE with you/we/they. (3) WHILE + past continuous = two things happening at the same time: 'While I was cooking, she was cleaning.' (4) WHEN + s