Simple Past and Past Continuous Tense - sovathbdm

What is the structure of the past continuous tense?

• Sub + is + V-ing

• Sub + will be + V-ing

• Sub + has + V-ed

• Sub + was/were + V-ing

Which of the following is an example of past continuous tense?

• I will water the plants.

• I have watered the plants.

• I was watering the plants.

• I watered the plants.

What does the past continuous tense describe?

• A habitual action

• An action that was happening at a specific time in the past

• An action that will happen in the future

• A completed action in the past

Which sentence is in the negative form of past continuous?

• She hasn't done her homework.

• She isn't doing her homework.

• She didn't do her homework.

• She wasn't doing her homework.

What is the correct question form for past continuous?

• Is she doing her homework?

• Was she doing her homework?

• Has she done her homework?

• Did she do her homework?

In the sentence 'While I was taking a shower, the light went out', which action is longer?

• Taking a shower

• The light going out

• Both actions are equal

• None of the actions

Which of the following sentences uses both past continuous and simple past correctly?

• The teacher will teach while a student asks a question.

• A student asks a question while the teacher is teaching.

• While the teacher was teaching, a student asked a question.

• The teacher teaches while a student asks a question.

What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: 'She ______ (cook) when her doorbell __________ (ring)'?

• cooked, rings

• was cooking, rings

• cooked, rang

• was cooking, rang

Which sentence is an example of simple past tense?

• He drove to the store.

• He will drive to the store.

• He is driving to the store.

• He was driving to the store.

What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence: 'They ______ (play) soccer when the rain ______ (come)'?

• play, comes

• are playing, comes

• played, came

• were playing, came