Explain the past continuous tense and provide an example.

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Explain the past continuous tense and provide an example.

The past continuous tense is used to describe an ongoing action that was happening in the past. It is formed by using the past tense of the verb "to be" (was/were) followed by the present participle (-ing form) of the main verb.

Example: "I was studying for my exam last night."