Question

0.7 (A) Change the following in to past continuous tense :
a) I sang a song.
b) She.cooked the food.​

Answer 1

Question:-

• Change the following in to past continuous tense :

1. I sang a song.
2. She.cooked the food.

Answer:-

1. I was singing a song
2. She was cooking the food

Know more:-

Where to Use Past Continuous Tense

• 1. The Past Continuous Tense is used to express an action begun and continuing in the past time but whose time limits are not known; as,

a. A cool breeze was blowing.

b. She was watching television.

2. Very often, the Simple Past and the Past Continuous Tense are used together. Then they suggest that one activity was continuing when another took place; as,

a. When my friend arrived, I was watching television .

b. The girls were making a noise when the teacher entered the class.

Answer 2

Question:-

Change the following sentences into Past continuous tense.

✒ I sang a song.

✒ She cooked the food.

Answer:-

(a) I was singing a song.

(b) She was cooking the food.

ᏞᎬᎪᎡN ᎷOᎡᎬ:

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• The Past Continuous Tense describes actions in a time before now, which began in the past and were still going on when another event occurred.
• It is also called as Past Progressive Tense.
• This tense is also used to emphasise that something lasted for a while including habitual work.
• Structure: Subject + was/were + verb(-ing)

ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇs:-

1. Ritu was making dinner when she arrived.

2. We were playing football.

3. I was writing my homework.

4. It was not raining yesterday evening. (Negative)

5. Were you watching television last night? (Question)

ɴᴏᴛᴇ:-

We can't use Past continuous tense with stative verbs