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Past continuous: Simple English Videos

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1.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The past continuous is formed by ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   .

was/were
a verb in -ing form
a verb in infinitive
am/is/are
did

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The answer to Vicky's question is:

because had is a stative verb

because they don't want to

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The answer to Jay's question is:

To make stories more interesting

To mess with English learners

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

According to Jay and Vicky, two reasons why we use the past continuous are:

To name the events in a story.

To set the scene and give background.

To give reasons and context to why something happened.

To name the events of a story in chronological order.

5.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

We use the past continuous for ​ (a)   or ​ (b)   actions in the past that happened ​ (c)   .

long
repeated
simultaneously

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We use the ___ for the long action and the ___ for the short action.

past simple / past continuous

Past continuous / past continuous

past simple / past simple

Past continuous / past simple

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

We can use ​ (a)   with the past continuous and the past simple.

when
While

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