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    This document discusses the past continuous tense in English grammar. It begins by explaining that the past continuous tense is used to describe actions or events that were happening or in progress at a specific time in the past. It then provides examples of how to form the positive, negative, and interrogative forms of the past continuous tense using the helping verbs "was" and "were" plus the verb with "-ing". The summary concludes by stating that this tense combines aspects of both past time and continuous or ongoing action.

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    This document discusses the past continuous tense in English grammar. It begins by explaining that the past continuous tense is used to describe actions or events that were happening or in progress at a specific time in the past. It then provides examples of how to form the positive, negative, and interrogative forms of the past continuous tense using the helping verbs "was" and "were" plus the verb with "-ing". The summary concludes by stating that this tense combines aspects of both past time and continuous or ongoing action.

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    This document discusses the past continuous tense in English grammar. It begins by explaining that the past continuous tense is used to describe actions or events that were happening or in progress at a specific time in the past. It then provides examples of how to form the positive, negative, and interrogative forms of the past continuous tense using the helping verbs "was" and "were" plus the verb with "-ing". The summary concludes by stating that this tense combines aspects of both past time and continuous or ongoing action.

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    When did you visit Delhi? 1. To


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    When did he return this book ? actions orevents,
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    PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

    Helping Verb Verb Sentence


    Subject
    I was washing clothes.
    He was listening music.
    He
    First form of verb + ing She was cooking food.
    She was

    It
    Singular
    Subject
    You were telling a lie.
    You
    We were playing a match.
    We
    They were First form of verb + ing They were flying kites.
    Plural Boys were making a noise.
    Subject
    ORM Was he listening music?
    is formed with was/were (first form of Was she cooking food?
    his tense
    rb+ing). The baby was weeping. Was Anubhav fying kites ?
    Were they playing a match ?
    EGATIVE Were you making a noise ?
    bject+was /were + not + V () ing
    Were boys reading a lesson ?
    I was not washing clothes.
    He was not listening music.
    She was not cooking food.
    INTERROGATIVENEGATIVE
    Was/Were + Subject + not + V (1) ing
    The baby was not weeping
    You were not telling a lie. Was I not washingclothes?
    We were not playing a match. Was he notlistening music?
    They were notfying kites. Was she not cookingfood?
    Boys were not mak1ng a noise.
    Was Anubhav not lying kitesP
    Were they not playing a match ?
    NTERROGATIVE Were you not making a noise? 145
    Jas /Were + Subject +V () ing
    Was I washing clothes ? Were boys not reading a lesson ?

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