Pasado Continuo - (Past Continuous)

El Pasado Continuo, es un tiempo verbal que describe acciones que estaban siendo realizadas en un momento del pasado al que se hace referencia y que luego continuaron, por ejemplo:

Yesterday he was studying English. Ayer él estaba estudiando inglés.
(Comenzó a estudiar antes de ese momento y continuó estudiando posteriormente)

John was playing tennis at 10 a.m. John estuvo jugando tenis a las 10 a.m.
(Comenzó a jugar tenis antes de las 10 a.m. y continuó haciendolo después)

El Pasado Continuo se construye con el verbo auxiliar "to be" en su forma pasada y el verbo principal en infinitivo con la terminación ING:

Observa que la forma negativa se construye colocando la partícula NOT después del verbo TO

DESCRIPCIÓN FAMOSO: Cameron Diaz is tall and pretty. She is blond and she has the blue eyes. Cameron is a woman of clear skin. She is a very famous actress in Hollywood's, but she isn't conceited, is modest and nice. Cameron is very hard-working and those who work with her say that she is a nice and good-natured. Cameron has realized thirty movies. Before she was very ugly, but now she is very pretty.

VENTAJAS Y DESVENTAJAS: The famous have advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of the famous: they have a lot of money and there can be bought everything what they want; they receive many gifts; they don't worry for the things of the house not about the care of the children; they travel to many places; they have several cars and houses;

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to apply for the hotel receptionist that I have seen in the entrance of the Hotel Shine advertised.
With respect to your requirements I believe that I am a suitable candidate for this post because I have 10 years of experience in hotels in Germany and Spain, I speak three languages (German, English and Spanish), I am sociable, polite and I have time available.
I would be appreciate if you send me an application form and more information about the job.
Adrián Hdez.