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    Past Continuous Tense : - Was + Eat + Ing' Was Eating - Were + Talk + Ing' Were Talking

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    The document provides examples and explanations for using the past continuous tense in English grammar. It states that the past continuous tense is used to talk about an action that was in progress at a time in the past. It gives the formula for forming the past continuous as "was/were + verb + 'ing'" and provides subjects that take "was" and "were." Examples are given showing the past continuous being used with time words like "when," "while," and "as." A practice section with 17 sentences follows for filling in the blanks with verbs in the past continuous tense.

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    The document provides examples and explanations for using the past continuous tense in English grammar. It states that the past continuous tense is used to talk about an action that was in progress at a time in the past. It gives the formula for forming the past continuous as "was/were + verb + 'ing'" and provides subjects that take "was" and "were." Examples are given showing the past continuous being used with time words like "when," "while," and "as." A practice section with 17 sentences follows for filling in the blanks with verbs in the past continuous tense.

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    The document provides examples and explanations for using the past continuous tense in English grammar. It states that the past continuous tense is used to talk about an action that was in progress at a time in the past. It gives the formula for forming the past continuous as "was/were + verb + 'ing'" and provides subjects that take "was" and "were." Examples are given showing the past continuous being used with time words like "when," "while," and "as." A practice section with 17 sentences follows for filling in the blanks with verbs in the past continuous tense.

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    Past Continuous Tense : - Was + Eat + Ing' Was Eating - Were + Talk + Ing' Were Talking

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    FORM 4 ENGLISH 2020 - GRAMMAR

    Past Continuous Tense

     We use past continuous tense to talk about an action which was in


    progress at a time in the past.

    - was/ were + verb + ‘ing’


    - was + eat + ‘ing’ = was eating
    - were + talk + ‘ing’ = were talking

    Subject Verb Time words


    I
    He
    She was When
    It While
    One person / one thing As
    They Just
    You Still
    were
    We
    > more than one person / things
    Eg : many people / Books

    Example:

     Rozi was reading a book when the phone rang.

     While he was washing a cup, his father came home.

     As they were doing their homework, they heard a loud noise.


    FORM 4 ENGLISH 2020 - GRAMMAR

    Practice 1
    Fill in the blanks with the past continuous tense of the verb in brackets.
    Example: I was watching (watch) television at 7.30p.m. yesterday.
    1. Tony ______________________ (wash) his father’s car when I called him.
    2. We ________________________ (stroll) around the park when we saw a
    snatch theft.
    3. While the children ____________________ (play) in the garden, they saw a
    snake.
    4. As I _____________________ (leave) my house, it began to pour.
    5. Sheila _____________________ (cry) just now because she had lost her
    wallet.
    6. Kenny insisted that he ____________________ (tell) the truth but nobody
    believed him.
    7. While we ______________________ (sleep), a burglar broke into our house.
    8. Mrs. Damindar felt dizzy while she ____________________ (teach).
    9. We _______________________ (drive) to the airport when our car skidded
    and went off the road.
    10. While Ahmad ______________________ (dig) for some worms behind his
    house, he found a treasure map.
    11. As he _______________________ (cut) the grass, a snake bit him.
    12. The lights went out while they _____________________ (study).
    13. While she ____________________ (decide) on which dress to buy, she saw
    her old friend.
    14. As I ____________________ (have) lunch, a beggar appeared at the front
    door.
    15. She ____________________ (get) into the car when a cyclist knocked into
    her.
    16. The woman _____________________ (sleep) soundly when the robbers
    broke into her house.
    17. At about eight o’clock last night, the police __________________ (drive)
    around my area.

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