Exploring the Past Continuous

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Exploring the Past Continuous

Learning objective

What do you already know about the past continuous?

Recap: Past Continuous

The past continuous is formed with 'was/were' + verb ending in -ing and is used to describe ongoing actions in the past.

Example 1

I was studying when the phone rang.

Example 2

They were playing football at 3 PM yesterday.

Quiz Slide 1

Choose the correct form: She (was cooking/was cook) dinner when I arrived.

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Quiz Slide 2

What (you doing/were you doing) at 9 o'clock last night?

Quiz Slide 3

He (was reading/was read) a book while waiting for the bus.

Quiz Slide 4

We (were watching/were watch) TV when the power went out.

Quiz Slide 5

The kids (were playing/was playing) in the garden when it started raining.

Quiz Slide 6

While I (was driving/were driving) to work, I saw an accident.