Past continuous tense

I +was + verb + ing

NI + likuwa + nina + kitenzi

He/She/It + was + verb + ing

A + likuwa + ana + kitenzi

You + were + verb +ing

U + likuwa + una + kitenzi

M + likuwa + man + kitenzi

They + were + verb + ing

Wa + likuwa + wana + kitenzi

We+ were + verb + ing

Tu + likuwa + tuna + kitenzi

I  was playing football

Nilikuwa ninacheza mpira

He/she was cooking food

Alikuwa anapika chakula

You were playing football

Ulikuwa unacheza mpira

They were eating food

Walikuwa wanakula chakula

We were watching Tv

Tulikuwa tunaangalia Tv