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Past Continuous Tense
زمن الماضى المستمر

was/were + v-ing

USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Past

حدث قطعه حدث اخر فى الماضى
I was watching TV when she called.
When the phone rang* she was writing a letter.
While we were having the picnic* it started to rain.

USE 2 Specific Time as an Interruption

حدث فى وقت محدد فى الماضى
Last night at 6 PM* I was eating dinner.
At midnight* we were still driving through the desert.
Yesterday at this time* I was sitting at my desk at work.
USE 3 Parallel Actions
الأحداث المتوازيه

I was studying while he was making dinner.
While Ellen was reading* Tim was watching television