PAST CONTINUOUS

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What is the Past Continuous tense?

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The Past Continuous tense describes actions that were ongoing in the past.

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How do you form the Past Continuous tense?

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Use 'was' or 'were' + the verb ending in -ing.

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When do we use the Past Continuous tense?

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We use it to describe actions that were happening at a specific time in the past.

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What is the Past Continuous form of 'to eat'?

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was eating / were eating.

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Complete the sentence: 'I ____ (play) outside when it started to rain.'

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was playing.

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Complete the sentence: 'They ____ (watch) a movie when I called.'

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were watching.

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What is the Past Continuous form of 'to read'?

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was reading / were reading.

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Complete the sentence: 'She ____ (dance) when the music stopped.'

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was dancing.

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What is the Past Continuous form of 'to write'?

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was writing / were writing.

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Complete the sentence: 'We ____ (have) dinner when the guests arrived.'

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were having.