Imperfect past continuous tense

The imperfect continuous is used to describe actions that were ongoing or in the past. It is more common in spoken Spanish.
Structure: [Estar in imperfect] + [present participle (gerund)]
Examples:
- Yo estaba estudiando. (I was studying.)
- Tú estabas leyendo un libro. (You were reading a book.)
- Él estaba comiendo. (He was eating.)
- Nosotros estábamos jugando al fútbol. (We were playing football.)
- Ellos estaban viendo una película. (They were watching a movie.)

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