Question

The boy is playing now,but he (sleep) an hour ago.

Answer 1

Answer:

The boy is playing now but he "was asleep" an hour ago. OR The boy is playing now but he "was sleeping" an hour ago.

Explanation:

The present form of the verb "sleep" changes to the past continuous tense which could be "was asleep" or "was sleeping" which both mean the same thing.

Answer 2

Answer:

The boy is playing now, but he was sleeping an hour ago.

Explanation:

The past tense has four forms -

• Simple Past Tense

• Past Continuous Tense

• Past Perfect Tense and

• Past Perfect Continuous Tense

The past continuous tense indicates

• An action which continued for some time in the past, but whose exact limits are not known.

• a frequently repeated or habitual action in the past.

• a definite future arrangement (intention about the future in the past).

When the simple past tense and the past continuous tense are used together, the past continuous indicates a longer, ongoing action and the simple past tense indicates the new action.