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17 17 Past Continuous Tense
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Match the words given in column A, column B, and column C to make sentences.
Column A Column B Column C
I
You
He
We was watching TV till late
Tom were night.
They
She
Tom and Jim
The past continuous tense is used to show the continuity of actions at some time in
the past.
Read the following sentences.
1. I was singing a song. 2. You were teaching your cousin.
In the above sentences, was singing and were teaching are in the past continuous
tense.
We use the root form of a verb + -ing with past continuous tenses.
Observe the formation of sentences in the past continuous tense.
subject + was/were + root form of a verb + -ing + ...
She + was + read+ing + a book.
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