[ ENG ] PAST PROGRESSIVE: STATEMENTS AFFIRMATIVE. FORM: [SUBJECT + WAS/WERE + VERB + ing...]

PAST PROGRESSIVE: STATEMENTS
AFFIRMATIVE

FORM:
[SUBJECT + WAS/WERE + VERB + ing...]
He was waiting for the bus when it started to rain.
They were waiting for the bus when it started to rain. EXAMPLES:
"She was eating when I arrived."
"We were sleeping at 3:OO a.m."

NEGATIVE

[SUBJECT + WAS/WERE + NOT + VERB + ing...]
I was not (wasn't) waiting for the bus.
They were not (weren't) waiting for the bus.

EXAMPLES:
"He wasn't sleeping when the phone rang."
"They weren't watching TV when the news was on."