| I was working | I wasn’t working | Was I working? |
| You were working | You weren’t working | Were you working? |
| He was working | He wasn’t working | Was he working? |
| She was working | She wasn’t working | Was she working? |
| It was working | It wasn’t working | Was it working? |
| We were working | We weren’t working | Were we working? |
| You were working | You weren’t working | Were you working? |
| They were working | They weren’t working | Were they working? |
| Forme affirmative | Forme négative | Forme interrogative |
Pour commenter une action en cours de déroulement dans le passé
She was preparing dinner : Elle était en train de préparer le diner.
Rappel : Be-ing est incompatible avec des verbes qui expriment des goûts ou desprocessus de pensée.