Past Continuous Tense Definition of Past Continuous Tense It is used for action that has continued in the past at some time. I...
Past Continuous Tense
Definition of Past Continuous Tense
It is used for action that has continued in the past at some time. It
is not necessary to fix the time.
The –ing verb is used in the first form after “was”, “were”
The method of formation of simple tense of past continuous tense.
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| Defination of past Contonuous tense |
Method of formation of sentenses of past continuous sentense.
Subject was/Were first form of verb+ing object
He/ She/It/singular name was/were Playing football.
The method of formation of Negative sentence of past Continuous tense
Subjects were+ not first form of verb +in object
He/ She/It/singular name was+ not
playing football.
The method of formation of
Interrogative sentence of past Continuous tense
Was subject
first form of verb+ing object?
Was He/
She/It/singular name Playing football?
If we use I/ we /they/plural name then this method is used
Subject Were first form of verb +ing object
I/ we /they/plural name
were Playing football.
Negative sentence:
Subjects was/ were not first
form of verb object
I/ we /they/plural name was/were not playing football.
Interrogative sentence:
Was/were subject first form of verb+ing object
Was/were I/ we
/they/plural name Playing football?
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| Examples. |
Examples:
He was swimming in the pool.
She was reading news paper.
Was the sun rising in the east?
She was not flying a kite.
Passive voice of past continuous tense:
Method:
Subjective form of object helping verb third form of verb by objective form of subject
A song was/were being sung by him.
- In passive voice “being “is used after was/were and third form after them. In passive voice Auxiliary verb is used.
- In passive voice sentences not is used between was/were and being.
- In question was/were is used before the subject.
- Other words why/where/which is used before subject.
Formula of passive voice of present indefinite tense:
Past
continuous tense========> addition of being
He was singing a song ======> A song was being sung by
him.
Examples
Horses were being trained for the festival.
Why were the elections being held?
When was the train being joined to a new engine?
