Q-4 [A] Fill in the blanks with the simple past or the past continuous form
of the given verbs. (each ½ mark) (5)
1. Tarun __________ the newspaper when the bell __________. (read, ring)
2. Kavita __________ the table when the guests __________. (set, arrive)
3. John __________ his desk when he__________ the large spider. (clean, spot)
4. It __________ to rain just as we __________ out of the house. (begin, step)
5. While the family ________________ the match, the gardener__________ the plants
outside. (watch, water)
6. Our school team _________the football trophy last year. (win)
7. While he ___________________, he ______________ feeling dizzy. (exercise, start)
8. We ___________ our friend’s birthday celebration yesterday. (attend)
9. I __________ across this book in a roadside bookshop. (come)
10.When the students _______________ the experiment, they __________ an explosion.
(perform, hear)
Answers
Answer:
Explanation:The past continuous or the past progressive tense is used to tell about some action happening at some time in the past. The time of happening of the action/event may or may not be specified.
Any temporary action, and/or an incomplete action happening in the past is expressed in the past continuous tense.
The verb in the past continuous tense is made of two parts:
The past tense form of verb ‘to be’ – was/were
‘ing’ form of the base verb.
Sentences in the past continuous form have a specified structure:
The affirmative sentence structure
subject + past tense form of verb ‘to be’ + base verb+ing
Example: She (subject)+ was (past tense form of ‘to be’)+ sing (base-verb)+ing ==> She was singing.
Negative sentence structure:
subject+ past tense form of verb ‘to be’ + not + base verb + ‘ing’
Example: She was not singing
Interrogative structure:
Past tense form of verb ‘to be’ + subject + base verb + ing + Question tag
Example: Was she singing?