Past Continuous Tense for Kids | Past Progressive ESL

The video tutorial by Ben introduces the past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense. It explains how to form the tense using a subject, 'was' or 'were', and a verb ending in 'ing'. The tutorial provides examples of using the past continuous tense for actions interrupted in the past, setting the background of a story, and actions that started and finished in the past. Key words like 'when', 'while', 'always', and 'constantly' are highlighted to show their usage with the tense.

What is the structure of the past continuous tense?

Provide an example of a sentence using the past continuous tense.

In what situations do we commonly use the past continuous tense?

Explain how the past continuous tense can be used to describe background actions in a story.

What are some key words associated with the past continuous tense?