(Using the past continuous tense)
Usamos el tiempo pasado continuo para hablar de:
situaciones en un momento específico en el pasado
-We were working yesterday at 10.30 am.
-She was living in France in 2018.
situaciones que estaban ocurriendo al mismo tiempo en un momento pasado
-My sister was cooking and I was watching TV.
-The teacher was speaking and we were listening to her.
una situación que estaba en desarrollo en el pasado y otra que la interrumpe (usamos while + pasado continuo / when + pasado simple)
–While I was running in the park, my friend called me.
-Tom was cooking when he cut his finger.
*A tener en cuenta: Existe un grupo de verbos que no suelen usarse en pasado continuo en inglés. Estos verbos no indican acciones sino estados. Te dejo una [LISTA DE VERBOS DE ESTADO]
.Verbos que expresan estado y posesión: (ej: be, have, possess)
-He possessed a big fortune at that time.
–He was possessing a big fortune at thet time.
.Verbos que expresan percepción y sentidos: (ej: see, smell, taste)
-She was cooking and it smelled delicious.
-She was cooking and it was smelling delicious.
.Verbos que expresan sentimientos y preferencias: (ej: like, dislike, want)
-I wanted to live in the country when I a child.
–I was wanting to live in the country when I was a child.
.Verbos que expresan actividades mentales: (ej: believe, understand, suppose)
-I didn’t understand that exercise.
–I was not understanding that exercise.