English Grammar: Past Continuous Tense
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What is the past continuous tense used to describe?

  • A habitual action that is always true
  • A completed action in the past
  • An action that was in progress at a specific point in the past (correct)
  • A future action that will be completed at a specific time

    • What is the correct form of the past continuous tense?

  • Verb + -ed
  • Was/were + verb + -ing (correct)
  • Had + verb + -ed
  • Will + verb + -ing

    • Which sentence is an example of the past continuous tense?

  • I have eaten breakfast already.
  • I was studying for my exam at 8pm last night. (correct)
  • I went to the store yesterday.
  • I will eat breakfast at 7am tomorrow.

    • What is the past continuous tense used to show?

    <p>An action that was interrupted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When can the past continuous tense be used to describe two actions?

    <p>When both actions are in progress at the same time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    I ________________ my homework at 8 o'clock last night.

    <p>was doing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At 7 am, it ________________ heavily, so I took an umbrella with me.

    <p>was raining</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Yesterday at this time, I ________________ a test in my math class.

    <p>was taking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    My parents ________________ dinner when I arrived home from school.

    <p>were cooking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At 10 pm, my sister ________________ her favorite TV show.

    <p>was watching</p> Signup and view all the answers

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