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Which of the following sentences is in the past continuous tense?
Choose the correct form of the verb: I ________ TV when the lights went off.
Which helping verb is used with 'they' in the past continuous tense?
What is the correct past continuous form of 'run' for the subject 'he'?
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Which sentence shows an action that was ongoing in the past?
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She was baking a cake.
The past continuous tense describes an action that was in progress at a certain time in the past.
Which of these verbs is in the -ing form?
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playing
The -ing form of a verb ends with 'ing'. 'Playing' is the -ing form of 'play'.
Choose the correct sentence using the past continuous tense.
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We were eating dinner.
'We' is a plural subject, so it takes 'were'. 'Were eating' is the correct past continuous form.
Which helping verb is used with 'I' in the past continuous tense?
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was
'I' uses 'was' in the past continuous tense, as in 'I was reading'.
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