20 Sentences in Past Continuous Tense! Have you ever wondered how to talk about things that were happening in the past, but are no longer happening? The past continuous tense is a great way to do just that! We’ll provide some examples so you can see how it works in action. So let’s get started! 20 Sentences in Past Continuous Tense She was showing her picture to the class yesterday morning. We were studying for a test last night. I was not studying yesterday. He was eating lunch outside yesterday afternoon. The wind was blowing hard yesterday morning. It wasn’t