Read, translate and remember. We use the past continuous to say that someone was in the middle of doing something at a certain time: Andrew and Mike were at home yesterday evening. − Эндрю и Майк были дома вчера вечером. At 7 pm the friends were doing their project. − В 7 часов друзья работали над своим проектом. (They started at 6 pm and finished at 8.30 pm. So, at 7 pm they were doing their project.) We use the past simple and the past continuous to say that something happened in the middle of another event: When his mother came into the room, Neil was writing an essay. − Когда мама вошла в комнату, Нил писал cочинение. Sophie met Duncan while she was travelling in Italy. − Софи встретила Данкана, когда она путешествовала по Италии. was / were + Ving (walking) + I was walking You were walking He / She / It was walking They were walking − I was not walking / I wasn't walking You were not walking / You weren't walking He / She / It was not walking / He / She / It wasn't walking They were not walking / They weren't walking ? Was I walking? − Yes, I was. − No, I was not. / No, I wasn't. Were you walking? − Yes, we were. − No, we were not. / No, we weren't. Was he walking? − Yes, he was. − No, he was not. / No, he wasn't. Were they walking? − Yes, they were. − No, they were not. / No, they weren't.