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Past continuous

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Past continuous describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and were still going on when another event occurred.

Form:

Positive: Subject + was / were + verb + -ing
Negative: Subject + was / were + not + verb + -ing
Interrogative: Was / Were + Subject + verb + -ing
Keywords: while, when, as

Exercises - Past continuous

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  • 1) At 6 o'clock in the evening we were was having dinner.


  • 2) When I arrived at school, my teacher was were writing a paper.


  • 3) I was were reading a story when I heard a noise.


  • 4) While you was were singing, I was reading a book.


  • 5) Was Were you still working at 7pm yesterday?


  • 6) She was riding a bike, she weren't wasn't driving a car.


  • 7) My cousin were was hurrying to school, because he was late.


  • 8) Were Was we riding the horse yesterday?.


  • 9) He were was watching TV when I arrived.


  • 10) We were was sleeping when my parents came.


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