Answer:
The past continuous is formed from the past tense of "to be" with the base of the main verb plus the ending "-ing" from the verb.
Some examples
• The sun was shining every day that summer.
• At 6 o'clock, I was eating dinner.
• At noon, he was arriving.
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"He decided that he wanted the bigger bone for himself."
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