Gr Past Continuous

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What is the Past Continuous tense?

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The Past Continuous tense is used to describe actions that were ongoing in the past. It is formed using 'was' or 'were' + the present participle (verb+ing).

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How do you form the Past Continuous tense for singular subjects?

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For singular subjects (I, he, she, it), use 'was' + verb+ing. Example: 'He was playing.'

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How do you form the Past Continuous tense for plural subjects?

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For plural subjects (you, we, they), use 'were' + verb+ing. Example: 'They were playing.'

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When do we use the Past Continuous tense?

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We use the Past Continuous tense to describe actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past.

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Complete the sentence: 'I ________ (walk) when I saw the accident.'

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was walking.

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Complete the sentence: 'They ________ (play) football at 9am this morning.'

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were playing.

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What is the structure of a negative sentence in Past Continuous?

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The structure is 'subject + was/were + not + verb+ing'. Example: 'She was not studying.'

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How do you form questions in the Past Continuous tense?

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To form questions, invert the subject and 'was/were'. Example: 'Were you sleeping?'.

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Complete the sentence: 'We ________ (watch) TV when the power went out.'

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were watching.

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What is the difference between Past Simple and Past Continuous?

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Past Simple describes completed actions, while Past Continuous describes ongoing actions in the past.