- Books Name
- English Language Book
- Publication
- PathSet Publications
- Course
- Class 5
- Subject
- English Language
Past Continuous Tense
- The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense, refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past.
- The past continuous tense is formed by combining the past tense of to be (i.e., was/were) with the verb’s present participle (-ing word).
- We use the Past Continuous Tense in two situations:
- The Past Continuous is used to denote an action going on at some time in the past. The time of the action may or may not be indicated.
- This tense is also used with always, continually, etc. for persistent habits in the past
Examples:
- We were watching TV all evening.
- It was getting darker.
- The light went out while I was reading.
- When I saw him, he was playing chess.
- He was always bullying other people.