Past continuous tense

Past continuous tense

What is past continuous tense?

• A sentence that is past continuous always have was/were and verb + ing

• Example: The cat was running away from the storm / We were hiding under the tree

• It is different from past tense because past tense does not use was/were

• Example: My dad cleaned the house yesterday (past tense)/ My dad was cleaning the house yesterday (past continuous tense)

Multiple Choice

Short quiz!

Is this sentence in past continuous tense?

My friends were painting their house yesterday.

• Yes, it is in past continuous tense

• No, It is not in past continuous tense

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence in past continuous?

I ran away from the rain.

• Yes, it is in past continuous tense

• No, it is not in past continuous tense

Extra

• Past continuous tense is also used to talk about an action that happened at a specific moment

• Example: The cat was running during the day

• Past continuous is also used to talk about an interrupted action.

• Example: I was studying when the wind blew away my homework