Question

3. Fill in the blanks with the past continuous form of the verbs given the brackets.
1.I ________(take) a shower when the bell rang.
2. She________(study) late last night.
3.It______(snow) in Darjeeling when I arrived there.
4.She_____(make) pudding when the guests arrived.
5.India______almost____(win) the game when it started to rain.
6. Varun_____comfortably________(spend) his vacations when he was called to report to the front.
7. We______(sip) tea by the seaside and
restful weekend.
8.I _______(plan) to visit the mall when you came by.
9. Amit______(play) cricket when he got a call from his mother.
10.Mother________(walk) in the garden when it started to rain.​

Answer 1

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•Fill in the blanks with the past continuous form of the verbs given the brackets.

1. I was taking (take) a shower when the bell rang.

2. She was studying (study) late last night.

3. It was snowing (snow) in Darjeeling when I arrived there.

4. She was making (make) pudding when the guests arrived.

5. India almost won (win) the game when it started to rain.

6. Varun comfortably was spending (spend) his vacations when he was called to report to the front.

7. We were sipping (sip) tea by the seaside and

restful weekend.

8. I was planning (plan) to visit the mall when you came by.

9. Amit was playing (play) cricket when he got a call from his mother.

10. Mother was walking (walk) in the garden when it started to rain.

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• Past continuous tense represents an on-going action in the past.
• This tense will be represented with 'ing' and was/were in the sentence compulsorily.

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EXAMPLES OF PAST CONTINUOUS :

$\longrightarrow$ He was travelling around Paris.

$\longrightarrow$ We were sleeping today morning.

$\longrightarrow$ She was playing tennis yesterday.

$\longrightarrow$ My puppy was feeling sick last week.

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Answer 2

Past Continuous Tense is a tense which is utilized to show a continuing action or situation that was occurring at some particular point in time in the past.

Explanation:

1. I _was taking_(take) a shower when the bell rang.
2. She _was studying_(study) late last night.
3. It _was snowing_(snow) in Darjeeling when I arrived there.
4. She _was making_(make) pudding when the guests arrived.
5. India _was_ almost _winning_(win) the game when it started to rain.
6. Varun _was_ comfortably _spending_(spend) his vacations when he was called to report to the front.
7. We _were sipping_(sip) tea by the seaside and restful weekend.
8. I _was planning_(plan) to visit the mall when you came by.
9. Amit _was playing_(play) cricket when he got a call from his mother.
10. Mother _was walking_(walk) in the garden when it started to rain.​