PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

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English

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8th - 9th Grade

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CCSS

L.4.1B, L.5.1.B-D, L.5.1C

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PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

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Learning Objectives:

Describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and were still going on when another event occurred.
Create a simple recount text

What is Past Continuous Tense?

Past Continuous Tense is a tense thst describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and were still going on when another event occurred

PATTERN

S + was/ were +V-ing

For negative sentence --> S + was/ were + not +V-ing

For Interrogative Sentence --> Was/ were + Subject +V-ing

EXAMPLE

He was studying English yesterday morning.
She is studying English at 9 p.m yesterday.
I was writing a letter when someone knocked the door.
They were waiting for the bus when the accident happened.

EXERCISE

Choose the best answer.

Multiple Choice

I______(drop) my mobile when I ______(text)my friend.

was dropping, texted

droped, texted

droped, was texting

droped, were texting

Multiple Choice

_____ you still working at 7pm last night?

Were

Are

Was

Multiple Choice

My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday.

was

are

were

Multiple Choice

He was ______while his mother ______.

washing / was cooking

washed / cooked

washes / is cooking

wash / cook

Multiple Choice

I ______ work when he stopped.

am starting

was starting

am started

were started

Multiple Choice

He was _____ away when he saw me.

walk

walks

walked

walking

Multiple Choice

She __________ when I entered the kitchen. (Past Continuous form of "cook")

is cooking

was cooking

were cooking

Multiple Choice

My brother and sister _____ tennis at 11am yesterday.(Past Continuous form of "play")

was playing

are playing

were playing

Multiple Choice

Rohan _______ loudly yesterday evening. (Past Continuous form of "shout")

were shouting

are shouting

was shouting

Multiple Choice

They ________ to school. (Past Continuous form of "go")

was going

were going

are going

Reflection

Write your personal journal related to Simple Past Continuous Tense based on what you have learned.

Thank You

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