What was Nick doing at 12:00, when she called him?
He was having a surgery at that time
Why do we use the past continuous?
To talk about something happening at a particular time in the past.
How was Nick's accident?
He was driving his new car when suddenly a tree appeared in front of him and he crashed into the tree
We use the past continuous to talk about something that was happening continuously in the past when ...
another action interrupted it.
The doctor was examining his leg while...
He was sleeping
We also use the past continuous to talk about...
parallel events or actions in the past.
He was lying on the street when the...
police arrived
