Question

they were playing football. ( change the sentence into simple present tense)
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Answer 1

Answer:

They play football.

Explanation:

Simple present tense

Answer 2

The answer is as follows:

They play football.

• The given sentence is present in the past continuous tense.

• To change it into the simple present tense, we need to remove the auxiliary verb and the -ing form. Thus, the simple form 'play' is used.

• Since they are plural, the sentence takes a plural verb. 'Play' is a plural verb.

• While converting the tense, we are changing the time of the action. In the given sentence, playing football was a continuous action at that moment. In the simple present tense, it has been changed into a general and daily action.