Understanding the Past Continuous Tense

The video tutorial explains the use of the past continuous tense in English. It covers four main uses: describing continuous actions in the past, actions interrupted by a single past event, repeated actions in the past, and simultaneous actions. Examples are provided for each use case, illustrating how the past continuous and past simple tenses interact, and how 'when' and 'while' are used to connect actions.

Which sentence correctly uses the past continuous to describe a continuous action in the past?

• I will feel ill yesterday.

• I have felt ill yesterday.

• I feel ill yesterday.

• I was feeling ill yesterday.

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CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

Which sentence shows an incorrect use of the past continuous tense?

• Anna and John were gardening last week.

• Katie was cleaning the bathroom all day yesterday.

• I was feeling ill yesterday.

• I was feel ill yesterday.

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CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

What is the correct way to describe an action that interrupts another continuous action?

• Use past continuous for both actions.

• Use future simple for the interrupting action.

• Use past simple for the interrupting action.

• Use present simple for the interrupting action.

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CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

Which word is commonly used to introduce an interrupting event in the past?

• While

• Because

• When

• If

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CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

What tense is used to describe the single past event that interrupts a continuous action?

• Present simple

• Past continuous

• Past simple

• Future simple

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CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

How would you describe an action that happened repeatedly in the past?

• Using future continuous tense.

• Using present continuous tense.

• Using past perfect tense.

• Using past continuous tense.

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CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

Which sentence correctly describes a repeated action in the past?

• They are going to the bar every day after work.

• They will go to the bar every day after work.

• They have gone to the bar every day after work.

• They were going to the bar every day after work.

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CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

What word is used to connect two simultaneous actions in the past?

• When

• While

• Because

• If

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CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

Which sentence correctly uses 'while' to describe simultaneous actions?

• John was working hard while Ben was daydreaming.

• John will work hard while Ben will daydream.

• John worked hard while Ben daydreamed.

• John works hard while Ben daydreams.

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CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

Which of the following is NOT a use of the past continuous tense?

• Describing a continuous action in the past.

• Describing a future plan.

• Describing repeated actions in the past.

• Describing simultaneous actions in the past.

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CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E