The past continuous tense describes ongoing actions in the past.
Past continuous tense is used to describe a continuous action that was happening in the past. For example, "While I was waiting for you, I fell asleep." Another example is, "She and her friends were walking home when I saw a dog barking at the postman." This tense indicates actions that were in progress at a specific point in the past.
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