Positive statements
| Singular | Plural |
| 1st person | I was working .. | we were working .. |
| 2nd person | you were working .. | you were working .. |
| 3rd person | he/she/it was working .. | they were working .. |
Negative statements
| Singular | Plural |
| 1st person | I wasn't working .. | we weren't working .. |
| 2nd person | you weren't working .. | you weren't working .. |
| 3rd person | he/she/it wasn't working .. | they weren't working .. |
Questions
| Singular | Plural |
| 1st person | was I working .. ? | were we working .. ? |
| 2nd person | were you working .. ? | were you working .. ? |
| 3rd person | was he/she/it working .. ? | were they working .. ? |
Back to the explanation of the uses of the past continuous.