Use
We use the past continuous to talk about actions in progress at a point of time in the past.
True or False
True
Which is the correct -ing form of drive?
a) driveing
b) drivying
c) driving
c) driving
Unscramble the following sentence:
dog / barking / loudly / the / was
The dog was barking loudly.
We use while before the past continuous.
True or False
True
My dad bought it for me while we were staying in Rome.
We use the past continuos to form sentences with state verbs.
True or False
False
Which is the correct -ing form of stop?
a) stopping
b) stoping
c)stopeing
a) stopping
Unscramble the following sentence:
weren’t / they / at / working / office / the
They weren’t working at the office.
We use when before the past simple
True or False
True
We were staying in Rome when my dad bought it for me.
We use the past continuous for an action that started and finished at a time in the past.
True or False
False
Which is the correct -ing form of try?
a)tryying
b)trying
c)tring
b)trying
Unscramble the following sentence:
watching / they / were / ? / TV / yesterday
Were they watching TV yesterday?
We cannot use while and when at the beginning of a sentence.
True or False
False
When I saw her, she was crossing the street.
While she was hugging me, my brother arrived.
We use the past continuous to describe background events in a story or situation.
True or False
True
Which is the correct -ing form of tie?
a) tying
b) tieing
c) tiing
a) tying
Unscramble the sentence:
playing / football / were / when / rain / they / it / to / started
They were playing football when it started to rain.
When it started to rain, they were playing football.
Is this sentence correct? If not, correct it.
I was cleaning the house while he arrived.
Correct or Incorrect
Incorrect
corrected version:
I was cleaning the house when he arrived.