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Grammar Study: Past continuous tense The past continuous tense has the following sentence structures: Affirmative Negative Interrogative Sub + was/were + v4 + obj. Sub + was/were+ not+ v4 + obj. Was/were + sub + v4 + obj+? He was watching TV. He was not watching TV. Was he watching TV? She was singing. She was not singing. Was she singing? They were dancing. They were not dancing. Were they dancing? The past continuous tense is used to express the actions or events that were in progress at a moment in the past. Anjali was cooking food in the kitchen. They were sitting in the garden. At 12 o’clock yesterday I was visiting the park. At 5 on Tuesday they were reading novels. They were tidying the classroom. He was looking after his brother. Hitesh was writing a letter when the telephone rang. I was dancing yesterday evening. We were listening to the radio when they came. ABC Grammar Practice: Form the past continuous tense. a. She ………..............…………food all yesterday for her guests. (cook) b. She…………..............………along the road. (run) c. What …………you ……..............…………… at 8 pm last night? (do) d. The students……………..............……to play the match. (go) e. These boys…………..............………for the final exam. (prepare) f. They………………..............…cards. (play) g. At 10 o’clock we…………..............………a movie on television. (watch) h. These boys…………..............………out of the window. (look) i. I ………………..............… a newspaper. (read) j We……………..............……Chinese food. (eat) k. What…………you ……………..............…… at this time yesterday? (do) Speaking Practice: Say what they were doing when the telephone rang. Anita Suman Kamala Nabin 125MA IM of English Grammar and Composition Book Six