Past Continuous Tense Practice

This tutorial covers the past continuous tense, explaining how to form it using the past tense of 'to be' and the base verb with 'ing'. It discusses special rules for verbs ending in 'e' and single syllable verbs. The video also explains how to use past continuous in questions and negations, and when to use it for temporary activities, interruptions, and planned actions in the past.

Which of the following is the correct past tense form of 'to be' for 'I'?

• I am

• I be

• I were

• I was

How do you form the past continuous tense?

• Use 'was/were' with the base form of the verb

• Use 'was/were' with the base form of the verb and 'ing'

• Use 'is/are' with the base form of the verb and 'ing'

• Use 'has/have' with the base form of the verb

What happens to verbs ending in 'e' when forming the past continuous?

• The 'e' remains unchanged

• The 'e' is doubled

• The 'e' is replaced with 'ing'

• The 'e' is dropped before adding 'ing'

Which of the following verbs would double the final consonant in the past continuous?

• Run

• Make

• Close

• Take

How do you form a question in the past continuous tense?

• Use 'did' before the subject and add 'ing' to the verb

• Use 'has/have' before the subject and add 'ing' to the verb

• Use 'was/were' before the subject and add 'ing' to the verb

• Use 'is/are' before the subject and add 'ing' to the verb

How do you form a negative sentence in the past continuous tense?

• Add 'not' after 'was/were' and use the base form of the verb

• Add 'not' after 'is/are' and use the base form of the verb

• Add 'not' after 'did' and use the base form of the verb

• Add 'not' after 'has/have' and use the base form of the verb

When is the past continuous tense used?

• For temporary activities in the past

• For actions that will happen in the future

• For actions that are happening right now

• For actions that are always true

Which sentence correctly uses the past continuous to show an interruption?

• I am eating dinner when the phone rings.

• I was eating dinner when the phone rang.

• I eat dinner when the phone rings.

• I will eat dinner when the phone rings.

Which of the following is an example of a planned action in the past continuous?

• I was going to the store yesterday.

• I will go to the store yesterday.

• I am going to the store tomorrow.

• I was going to the store tomorrow.

What is the purpose of using the past continuous tense?

• To describe ongoing actions in the past

• To describe habitual actions

• To describe future plans

• To describe permanent states