Past Continuous
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The document provides examples of verbs in the past continuous tense and asks the reader to choose the correct verb form for different subjects and activities that were occurring in the past. It gives sentences with singular subjects like "Billy" and "Sandra" paired with verbs ending in "-ing" to indicate the past continuous tense was being used. For plural subjects like "They", "Anna and Robert", and "Ben and Sara", it pairs them with verbs in the past continuous as well to show this tense can be used for both singular and plural subjects when describing ongoing past activities.
Past Continuous
- 2. • I WAS playing football • YOU WERE reading a book • HE/SHE WAS working in a supermarket • IT WAS raining a lot • WE WERE having a picnic • THEY WERE watching TV
- 3. Choose the correct answer. PAST CONTINUOUS Billy_________his teeth a) brushes b) was brushing c) were brushing Edward____________at school a) were eating b) eats c) was eating They___________football a) was playing b) were playing c) play
- 4. Bob_________ the bus a) catches b) were catching c) was catching Michael___________a shower a) was having b) has c) were having Justin___________ a) was sleping b) slept c) was sleeping
- 5. Anna and Robert_________cartoons a) were washing b) were watching c) was watching Philip and Adam___________kite a) were fling b) were flying c) was flying Ben and Sara ___________in the pool a) was playing b) were swiming c) were swimming
- 6. Hector___________a lot of photos a) was taking b) was takiing c) were taking Sandra _________her favorite book a) were reading b) was readiing c) was reading Harold________his homework a) was doin b) was doing c) was studying
- 7. Daniel and Patricia_________in the park a) was walkiing b) were walking c) were walkiing Jon and William__________the car a) were washing b) was washing c) were watching Ramon___________alone a) were skating b) was skating c) was skiing