PAST CONTINUOUS TENSES

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 Definition

What is meant by Past Continuous Tense?

Past continuous tense is a phrase that states events are
happening in the past

On the use of Past Continuous Tense verb used must end

with-ing / (Verb + ing).
Past Continuous Tense form of time using this type of "TO
BE" (was / were)

Was to subject : I, she, he, it.

Were on the subject : you, they, we.
 Formula Of Past Continuous

Example Past Continuous

Sentence type The formula
Tense

The team was running

The verb form of S + be(was/were) + V1-
positve (+)
this formula for ing/present participle
The workers were queuing
positive sentences,
negative, and The team was not running
interrogative S + be(was/were) + not +
negative (-)
following examples V1-ing/present participle
The workers weren’t queuing
are as follows:
Was the team running
be(was/were) + S + V1-
interogative (?)
ing/present participle?
Were the workers queuing
 Example Sentence Of Past Continuous

1. Stating activities being carried out at a

specific time in the past

For example :
 We were gardening at 7 a.m yesterday
 He was eating at 8 p.m last night

2. Stating activities being carried out when

other events occurred in the past

For example :
 I was cooking when the phone rang
 When the phone rang , I was cooking
 They were chattering when I came
3. Declare two activities / more is going on
simultaneously in the past
Sample sentences include:
 While I was sweeping the floor , my father was watering
plants
 At 9 am yesterday , I was baking a cake while my
brother was reading a book