ESC 24X7- Past ContinuousTense (Uses of was/ were+ V1+Ing)

                                             

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Past Continuous Tense

Past continuous:- The "past continuous" tense is used to describe ongoing or continuous actions that were happening at a specific point in the past. It is formed by combining the past tense of the verb "to be" (was/were) with the present participle of the main verb (-ing form).

The structure of the past continuous tense is as follows:

Subject + was/were + present participle

   

·       I was going to market.

·       She was speaking English.

·       They were not playing football.

·       We were working on a project.

·       He was reading a newspaper.

·       I was not going to school.

·       We were driving a car.

·       Riya was singing a song.

Note:- Is/am/are shows present sense of time in a sentence and was/were shows past sense of time. We use “was” with singular and “were” with plural noun/ pronoun

The past continuous tense is often used to provide background information or set the scene in narratives or storytelling. It can also be used to describe actions or events that were in progress at a particular time in the past.

Fill in the blanks:-

1.  I was ____ to market. (go/going)

2.  We were_____ in English. (speaking/ speaks)

3.  She was_____. (study, Studies/ studying)

4.  Ram _____ taking a shower.( was /were)

5.  I ____ meeting with my friends. (was/ were)

6.  My mother was ____ food. (cook, cooking)

7.  My friend ____ watching T.V. (was/ were)

8.  My friends ____ watching T.V. (was/ were)

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Speaking practice:- Give your answer in positive & negative sentences:-

·       Past continuous tense

Were you actioning?

I was actioning.                   Past continuous tense

I was not actioning.

 

1.  Were you speaking English?

Positive -

Negative –

 

2.  Were they learning English?

Positive –

Negative

 

3.  Was she watching TV?

Positive -

Negative –

 

4.  Were Ram and Riya playing?

Positive -

Negative –