Understanding Past Continuous Tense

Understanding Past Continuous Tense

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

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The video tutorial explains the past continuous tense, its structure, and usage. It covers how to form the tense using auxiliary verbs 'was' and 'were' with an '-ing' verb form. The tutorial provides examples of using past continuous for actions interrupted by shorter actions, simultaneous actions, and repeated actions in the past. It emphasizes the importance of context and auxiliary verbs in identifying the tense.

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24 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main focus of this lesson?

Future tense

Present continuous tense

Simple past tense

Past continuous tense

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which auxiliary verbs are used in the past continuous tense?

Has, have

Was, were

Do, does

Is, are

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the structure of a verb in the past continuous tense?

Past participle

Base form

Verb + ing

Infinitive

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the sentence 'I was watching TV when she called', which part is the longer action?

Neither is a longer action

Both are longer actions

She called

Watching TV

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What tense is used for the shorter action that interrupts the longer action?

Past continuous

Simple past

Future continuous

Present continuous

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the example 'At 8:00 p.m., I was eating dinner', what does the time indicate?

The start of the action

The action was planned for that time

The action was happening at that time

The end of the action

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Does the past continuous tense indicate when an action started or ended?

No, it only indicates the start

Yes, it indicates both

No, it does not indicate either

No, it only indicates the end

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