Past Continuous Tense


 
 
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Past Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense: Past Continuous Tense is used in the following situations:

I.    Interrupted Action: Past Continuous is used to indicate a longer action in the past, interrupted by a shorter action. The shorter action is usually in the Simple Past tense.

     Example:

    I was cooking when you called.

    Here in this sentence, the action of cooking was interrupted by a shorter action called. Therefore the longer action would be in the past continuous was cooking and the shorter action in simple past called.

II.   Parallel actions: Past continuous is used to indicate that two actions were happening at the same time in the past i.e. the actions were parallel.

     Example:

     I was watching a movie while he was having dinner.

     In the above example, two actions were happening at the same time, viz watching a movie and having dinner.

Sample Questions
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Question : 1

Fill in the blank part with correct tense .

1. Mercy _____________ while her mom ____________ breakfast.

2. I _______________  the plants when my brother came home.

Right Option : C
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Question : 2

Fill in the blank part with correct tense .

1. I ____________  about meeting you.

2. My friends _____________  for me the whole day.

3. Even at midnight, we ______________ on the balcony and talking.

Right Option : A
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Question : 3

Fill in the blank part with correct tense .

1. When Joe __________  cricket, he sprained his ankle.

2. At five o’clock, I ____________  for the Maths exam.

3. Yesterday, she ______________ for me in the evening.

Right Option : D
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