Adjectives - Level 1 - quiz. Adjective order. Forming and Using the Past Continuous Tense. The past continuous tense (also called the past progressive tense) is commonly used in English for actions which were going on (had not finished) at a particular time in the past. This page will explain the rules for forming the tense, and how it is used. 1. Forming the past continuous tense This tense was formed using two components: the verb BE (in the past tense), and the -ING form of a verb.
Here are the rules, using the example verb "sing": 2. The past continuous is usually used when one action began before another, and finished after it. I was reading when he arrived. In other words I started reading (maybe at 8 o'clock), then he arrived (maybe at 9 o'clock), then I finished reading (maybe at 10 o'clock). We can also use the tense when we talk about an action that had already started and was still continuing at a particular time: At five o'clock, it was raining.
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