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practice past continuous here.

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2016-12-30T00:31:54Z

Past Continuous

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Question 1 of 10

1

Which are the two forms of the verb to be in past?

Select one of the following:

is/are
was/were
am/are

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

How do we form the past continuous?

Select one of the following:

subject + past tense of "to be" + the main verb with -ing ending + complement.
subject + present tense of "to be" + the main verb with -ing ending + complement
subject + past tense of "to be" + verb + complement

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

How do we make a negative sentence in past continuous?

Select one of the following:

we just add not at the end of the sentence
you have to add "not" between "to be" and the main verb.
we add not next to the complement.

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

how do we make a question in the past continuous?

Select one of the following:

We put the form of to be in past in front of the sentence, then the seubject and the main verb with ing ending.
We put the form of to be in past in front of the sentence, then the seubject and the main verb in infinitive.
We put the form of to be in present in front of the sentence, then the seubject and the main verb with ing ending.

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

What exactly is the past continuous?

Select one of the following:

Is used to talk about something that was happening at a certain time in the past, at that moment the action had already started but finished.
Is used to talk about something that was happening at a certain time in the present, at that moment the action had already started but not finished.
Is used to talk about something that was happening at a certain time in the past, at that moment the action had already started but not finished.

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

We also use the past continuous to...

Select one of the following:

describe what was happening when the main action in a sentnce happened.
to describe events.
to describe completed past events.

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Question 7 of 10

1

We use the past continuous plus always to talk about...

Select one of the following:

Annoying Habits in the present.
Annoying Habits happened in the past but are now finished.
Annoying Habits happened in the past and present.

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

When we use two or more forms of past continuous in a sentence means that....

Select one of the following:

Several things were happening at the same time
a thing was happening at the same time
Several things were happening one by one.

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

Which sentence is in past continuous?

Select one of the following:

I was watching TV when my mother arrived.
I love watching TV.
I was watched through the camera

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

Which sentence is in past continuous?

Select one of the following:

They were playing football when started to rain.
They played football when started to rain.
They play football when started to rain.

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