Past Continuous: negative
To make negative statements in the Past Continuous, use:
was/were + not + the “-ing” form of the verb:
Singular | Plural |
I was not talking
You were not talking He/she/it was not talking |
We were not talking
You were not talking They were not talking |
- Peter wasn’t doing his homework when his father came in.
- Rebecca was angry with her children because they weren’t sleeping when she arrived.