Form of the Past Progressive/Continuous
We use a form of to be (was or were), the infinitive of the verb and the ending –ing.to be (was, were) + infinitive + -ing
Affirmative sentences:
I/he/she/it was playing football.We/you/they were playing football.
NOTE: Use was with I, he, she, it -
and were with all other pronouns.
In affirmative sentences we do not use short forms in the Past Progressive.
Negative sentences:
I/he/she/it was not playing football.We/you/they were not playing football.
We use short forms in the Past Progressive in negative sentences:
I/he/she/it wasn't playing football.
We/you/they weren't playing football.
Questions:
In the Past Progressive we put the auxiliary (was or were) before the subject(Auxiliary - Subject - Verb - Rest).
Was I/he/she/it playing football?
Were we/you/they playing football?