Past continuous Ving презентация

time in the past (действия в процессе, в опред.время в прошлом)
At 5 o’clock yesterday I was watching the film.
Past action in progress interrupted by another past action (одно действие в прошлом – длинное- прерывается другим действие - коротким) Longer action-> Past Continuous, shorter action -> Past Simple.
She was ironing when the doorbell rang.

Was
were

was cooking dinner.
Background information in a story (описание фона в повествовании )
The rain was pouring and the wind was blowing. Sam was returning home from a long trip.

working
were

Was
Was working?
Were