Past continuous tense

Past continuous tense :-

Past continuous tense is used to describe actions or events that were ongoing or in progress at a specific point in the past. It is formed by using the past tense of the verb "to be" (was/were) and adding the present participle (the base form of the verb + "-ing"). For example:

1. She was cooking dinner at 7 PM last night.

2. It was raining heavily when I left for work this morning.

3. The phone rang while I was taking a shower.

4. She was talking to her boss when the fire alarm went off. 

5. He was repairing his car when the thunderstorm began.

6. We were enjoying a picnic at the beach last weekend.

These sentences illustrate various activities in the past with appropriate time references.