What is the main challenge for beginners when learning the past continuous tense?

Understanding Past Continuous Tense

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Understanding its structure
Applying it in future contexts
Using it in present situations
Learning its vocabulary
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is the correct structure for the past continuous tense?
Subject + was/were + past participle
Subject + was/were + base verb
Subject + base verb + ing
Subject + was/were + present participle
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When do we use the past continuous tense?
To describe hypothetical situations
To describe present actions
To describe two past situations and their interaction
To describe future plans
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the past continuous tense help describe?
Hypothetical scenarios
Future plans
Present actions
Two past situations and their interaction
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence 'I was walking when I fell', which action is continuous?
Neither action
Both actions
Falling
Walking
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do you form a question in the past continuous tense?
By adding 'do' at the beginning
By using 'did' before the subject
By placing 'was/were' at the end
By swapping the subject and 'was/were'
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can be used as an interruption in a past continuous sentence?
A future event
A time reference
A hypothetical situation
A question
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