Past Continuous Tense

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11th Grade

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Yagmur Öztürk

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Past Continuous Tense

S+was/were + V+ing

We use past continuous tense to talk about the past:

for something which happened before and after another action: The children were doing their homwework when I got home.
for something that happened before and after a specific time: It was eight o'clock, when I was writing a letter.

We also use past continuous:

to show that something continued for some time: My head was aching.
for something that happened again and again: They were always quarreling.
with verbs which show change or growth: The children were growing up quickly.

Fill in the Blanks

My brother

Type answer...

(ride) his bike when he broke his leg.

Multiple Choice

What ______you ______(do) last night when the lights went out?

was/did

were/doing

were/did

are/do

Multiple Choice

I_______(wash) the dishes and my wife _________(give) the baby a bath.

washing/giving

washed/gave

was washing/was giving

have washing/ have giving

Multiple Choice

We use the past continuous to talk about the past for something which happened before and after another action.

True

False

Multiple Select

The phone _________(ring) while I ___________(eat) my dinner.

was ringing/was eating

rang/ate

were ringing/were eating

ringing/eating

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S+was/were + V+ing

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