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Past Continuous Tense : - Was + Eat + Ing' Was Eating - Were + Talk + Ing' Were Talking

The document provides examples and explanations for using the past continuous tense in English grammar. It states that the past continuous tense is used to talk about an action that was in progress at a time in the past. It gives the formula for forming the past continuous as "was/were + verb + 'ing'" and provides subjects that take "was" and "were." Examples are given showing the past continuous being used with time words like "when," "while," and "as." A practice section with 17 sentences follows for filling in the blanks with verbs in the past continuous tense.

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Past Continuous Tense : - Was + Eat + Ing' Was Eating - Were + Talk + Ing' Were Talking

The document provides examples and explanations for using the past continuous tense in English grammar. It states that the past continuous tense is used to talk about an action that was in progress at a time in the past. It gives the formula for forming the past continuous as "was/were + verb + 'ing'" and provides subjects that take "was" and "were." Examples are given showing the past continuous being used with time words like "when," "while," and "as." A practice section with 17 sentences follows for filling in the blanks with verbs in the past continuous tense.

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FORM 4 ENGLISH 2020 - GRAMMAR

Past Continuous Tense

 We use past continuous tense to talk about an action which was in


progress at a time in the past.

- was/ were + verb + ‘ing’


- was + eat + ‘ing’ = was eating
- were + talk + ‘ing’ = were talking

Subject Verb Time words


I
He
She was When
It While
One person / one thing As
They Just
You Still
were
We
> more than one person / things
Eg : many people / Books

Example:

 Rozi was reading a book when the phone rang.

 While he was washing a cup, his father came home.

 As they were doing their homework, they heard a loud noise.


FORM 4 ENGLISH 2020 - GRAMMAR

Practice 1
Fill in the blanks with the past continuous tense of the verb in brackets.
Example: I was watching (watch) television at 7.30p.m. yesterday.
1. Tony ______________________ (wash) his father’s car when I called him.
2. We ________________________ (stroll) around the park when we saw a
snatch theft.
3. While the children ____________________ (play) in the garden, they saw a
snake.
4. As I _____________________ (leave) my house, it began to pour.
5. Sheila _____________________ (cry) just now because she had lost her
wallet.
6. Kenny insisted that he ____________________ (tell) the truth but nobody
believed him.
7. While we ______________________ (sleep), a burglar broke into our house.
8. Mrs. Damindar felt dizzy while she ____________________ (teach).
9. We _______________________ (drive) to the airport when our car skidded
and went off the road.
10. While Ahmad ______________________ (dig) for some worms behind his
house, he found a treasure map.
11. As he _______________________ (cut) the grass, a snake bit him.
12. The lights went out while they _____________________ (study).
13. While she ____________________ (decide) on which dress to buy, she saw
her old friend.
14. As I ____________________ (have) lunch, a beggar appeared at the front
door.
15. She ____________________ (get) into the car when a cyclist knocked into
her.
16. The woman _____________________ (sleep) soundly when the robbers
broke into her house.
17. At about eight o’clock last night, the police __________________ (drive)
around my area.

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