English - Past Continuous

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English - Past Continuous

What is the past continuous tense used for?

1. To express future intentions
2. To describe ongoing actions in the past
3. To ask questions
4. To state facts

How do you form the past continuous tense?

1. Has + verb
2. Did + verb
3. Is + verb + ing
4. Was/Were + verb + ing

Which subject uses 'was' in past continuous?

1. You
2. I
3. They
4. We

Which sentence is in the past continuous tense?

1. She reads a book every day.
2. She will read a book tomorrow.
3. She was reading a book yesterday.
4. She read a book last week.

What is the negative form of 'They were dancing'?

1. They not dancing.
2. They weren't dance.
3. They were not dancing.
4. They didn't dance.

Which sentence uses past continuous correctly?

1. She studied all night.
2. She studies all night.
3. She is studying all night.
4. She was studying all night.

They _________ (clean) the garage when I walked by.

She _________ (play) the piano when I heard her from down the street.

I __________ TV when I fell asleep on the couch.