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. ______ were waiting for me.
#2. ______ they not buying a new house?
#3. The cat ______ eating meat.
#4. ______ we taking tea?
#5. We were enjoying the program thoroughly ______
#6. The helping verbs used in Past Continuous Tense is:
#7. The structure of Past Continuous Tense is:
#8. I ______ singing kinds of songs, especially old.
#9. He ______ studying in the library.
#10. Girls ______ not clapping and dancing.
Note: Past Continuous Sentence must have “was, were” included in all type of sentences.
