PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE EXERCISE 1 (ESL)
level: Beginner (A1/A2)
The past continuous (was/were + verb-ing) describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past. It is commonly used to describe background actions, interrupted actions, and simultaneous events. This is exercise 1 of 2 in this series.
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Past continuous 2 (B)
Simple past or past continuous? 1 (B1/B2)
Simple past or past continuous? 2 (A1/A2)
Simple past 1 (B)
Simple past 2 (B)
Present continuous 1 (B)
Present continuous 2 (B)
Mixed verb tenses 1 (I)
Mixed verb tenses 2 (I)
Mixed verb tenses 3 (I)
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