The cat was slept on the couch when the phone rang.

Which sentence correctly uses the past continuous tense?

• I was reading a book when the phone rang.
• I read a book when the phone was ringing.
• I am reading a book when the phone rang.
• I reading a book when the phone was ringing.

I were cooking dinner when the doorbell rang

How do you form the past continuous tense?

• Subject + was/were + verb-ing
• Subject + has/have + verb-ed
• Subject + will + verb
• Subject + had + verb-ed