Understanding Past Progressive Tense

The video tutorial explains the past progressive tense, which indicates a continuing action in the past. It is formed by adding 'was' or 'were' to the present participle of a verb. Examples include 'Hannah was watching' and 'my friends were talking.' The tense is used for actions interrupted in the past or actions happening simultaneously. The video concludes with a recap of these concepts.

What does the past progressive tense indicate?

• A completed action in the past

• A continuing action in the past

• An action happening now

• A future action

Which helping verbs are used to form the past progressive tense?

• Has, Have

• Was, Were

• Is, Are

• Will, Shall

What is the role of the helping verb in the past progressive tense?

• To assist the main verb in indicating ongoing past action

• To form the past participle

• To indicate future tense

• To show completed action

Which helping verb is used in the sentence 'She was reading a book'?

• Has

• Were

• Was

• Is

In the sentence 'Hannah was watching her favorite movie last night', what is the present participle?

• Movie

• Watching

• Was

• Hannah

What does the sentence 'My friends were talking about the new coffee shop' illustrate?

• A completed action

• An action happening now

• A future action

• An ongoing action in the past

Which sentence correctly uses the past progressive tense?

• She will be running tomorrow.

• She was running yesterday.

• She runs every day.

• She has run today.

Which of the following is a correct example of past progressive tense?

• I will eat dinner.

• I eat dinner.

• I was eating dinner.

• I am eating dinner.

What is the present participle in the sentence 'They were playing soccer'?

• Were

• Playing

• Soccer

• They

How can the past progressive tense be used in terms of interrupted actions?

• To describe an action that is completed

• To describe an action that will happen

• To describe an action that was interrupted

• To describe an action that is ongoing