Past Continuous Tense which is often called as Past Progressive Tense. First form of verb with ‘ing’ means present participle is used with Singular & Plural Subjects. Singular Subjects are he, she, it and single name. Plural Subjects are I, We, They, You and many things.
Past Continuous Tense
Helping Verbs and form of verb of Past Progressive Tense
| Helping Verbs | Form of Verb |
| was & were | 1st form of verb (with ing used for all subjects) |
Identification & Formation
Affirmative Sentences (positive)
| Subject | Helping Verb | Verb | Object |
|---|---|---|---|
| She | was | helping | Ayesha |
| They | were | reading | book |
| I | was | playing | volley ball |
Negative Sentences (negative)
| Subject | Helping Verb | not | Verb | Object |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| She | was | not | helping | Ayesha |
| They | were | not | reading | book |
| I | was | not | playing | volley ball |
Interrogative Sentences (question)
| Helping Verb | Subject | Verb | Object | Punctuation Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Were | you | helping | Ayesha | ? |
| Was | he | reading | book | ? |
| Was | I | playing | volley ball | ? |
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#1. Girls ______ not clapping and dancing.
#2. ______ we taking tea?
#3. I ______ singing kinds of songs, especially old.
#4. ______ were waiting for me.
#5. The cat ______ eating meat.
#6. ______ they not buying a new house?
#7. He ______ studying in the library.
#8. The structure of Past Continuous Tense is:
#9. The helping verbs used in Past Continuous Tense is:
#10. We were enjoying the program thoroughly ______
Note: Past Continuous Sentence must have “was, were” included in all type of sentences.
