Question

He was _____ an egg with his lunch. (knife)

Answer 1

Answer:

having a knife and

Explanation:

The past continuous is formed from the past tense of "to be" with the base of the main verb plus the ending "-ing" form of the verb. ... The past continuous tense is "was watching." Another example of this tense is: We were playing football when he sprained his wrist last week. The past continuous tense is "were playing."

in conclusion: was is giving thats y i used past continuous tense