Fill in the blanks using the present continuous past continuous form of the verb.
1. when I woke up in the morning it____(snow)
2. I___( listen) to the news while Sarita___a sweater ( knit)
3. While I___(study )I heard a loud scream.
4. the elephant__ only leaves and leaves and grass now.(eat)
5. she ___(pray )for the wealth being for her sister as she is ill.
6.Roman___ (leave) for Delhi today.
7.he___ (going) to finish his work right now.
Answers
Answer:
1) snowed
2)was listening,was knitting
3)was studying
4) eats
5) is praying
6)is leaving
7) is going
Required Answers:-
1. When I woke up in the morning it was snowing.
2. I was listening to news while Sarita was knitting a sweater.
3. While I was studying I heard a loud stream.
4. The elephant was eating only leaves and is eating grass now.
5. She is praying for the wealth being for her sister as she is ill.
6. Roman is leaving for Delhi today.
7. He is going to finish his work right now.
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→ What is Present Continuous Tense?
✓ Present tense is used in the following ways:-
(i) To describe the work which is in progess.
Eg:- He is wiping the floor.
(ii) To describe a work which is not happening but is in progress.
Eg:- Mr. Sharma is working in St. Stephen's School as a Geography teacher.
(iii) To describe an action which is going to happen in near future.
Eg:- His birthday is going to be celebrated this Sunday.
(iv) Used with adverbs like always, continually, constantly, etc.
Eg:- She is constantly disturbing me.
→ What is Past Continuous Tense?
✓ Past Continuous Tense is used in the following ways:-
(i) It is used to indicate an action which was happening at the same time in past.
Eg:- I was studying the whole day.
(ii) Used with always, etc. for persistent habits in past.
Eg:- Ramy was constantly poking Shri.
(iii) It is also used for an action that was going on at a particular time in the past.
Eg:- While Prisha was filling in the bottle, Trisha was also doing the same.
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