Past continuous

What is the past continuous tense used for?

• It is used to describe an ongoing action that was happening at a specific moment in the past.

• It is used to indicate a future action that will be completed before another future action.

• 1. It is used to describe habitual actions that occurred regularly in the past.

He was crying while we The Notebook

• watching

• were watching

• watched

What you when I called you last night?

• was ; doing

• were ; doing

• were ; do

• was ; do

I when I asked you out

• Didn't joke

• weren't joking

• wasn't joking

Which of these sentences is correct?

• Were you buying me a present when I called you?

• Was you buying me a present when I called you?

• Did you buy me a present when I called you

• Were you bought ,me a present when I called you?

I to the radio when I heard this fantastic song

• were listening

• was listening

• listened

• He in the park this morning (run)

• While they to fix the computer, all the lights went out. (try)

She the room when he arrived (not / clean)

My friend Harry fell off the ladder while he (paint) the ceiling of his room.