Exercise: PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE 2

GRAMMAR REVIEW! Past continuous tense

Structure:
Subject + was/were + verb-ing

Uses:

•Ongoing action in the past (describes something that was happening at a specific time in the past).
At 8 PM, she was watching a movie.

•Interrupted action (one action was happening, and another shorter action interrupted it)
I was cooking when the phone rang.

•Parallel actions (Two actions happening at the same time).
He was reading while she was writing.

• Background setting in a story (sets the scene with actions already in progress).
The wind was blowing, and the leaves were rustling.


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DID YOU KNOW?

Although in IELTS grammar is not tested as a separate subject, it still directly affects your score, especially in:

Writing (25% of the score)
The examiner checks:
• Range of grammatical structures
• Accuracy (few errors, and errors don't reduce clarity)
To get:
• Band 6 → mostly correct simple sentences, some complex ones
• Band 7 → frequent complex sentences with good control

Speaking (25% of the score)
You're scored on:
• How naturally you use grammar
• Whether errors cause misunderstanding
Fluent speech withrepeated grammar mistakes = lower band.