Past Progressive Verbs
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English
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12th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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Past Progressive Tense
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Multiple Choice
What tense is used to describe ongoing actions or events that were happening in the past?
Present progressive tense
Past simple tense
Past progressive tense
Future perfect tense
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Past Progressive Tense
Past Progressive Tense is used to describe ongoing actions or events that were happening in the past. It is formed by using the past tense of the verb 'to be' (was/were) and the present participle (-ing form) of the main verb. For example, 'She was studying when the phone rang.'
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Negative
Subject + was/were + present participle.
I was writing an email when the phone rang.
Affirmative
Interrogative
Subject + was/were + not + present participle.
I wasn't writing an email when the phone rang.
Was/were + subject + present participle +?
Was I writing an email when the phone rang?
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Complete the affirmative form of the Past Progressive Tense.
Subject +
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Negative Form.
Subject + was/............... + ................. + present participle.
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Interrogative Form.
............./............. + subject + present participle +?
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When I phoned my friends, they
(play)
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Yesterday at six I (prepare)
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The kids (play)
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I (practice)
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We (not/cycle)
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While Aaron (work) ...................... in his room, his friends (swim) .................... in the pool.
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