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- What is past continuous tense of write?
- What is the difference between past tense and past continuous?
- Where past continuous tense is used?
- Should I use past simple or past continuous?
- Why do we use past perfect?
- Why do we use past continuous?
- Can we use when with past continuous?
- What are the four past tenses?
- What is past continuous used for?
- Is just past tense?
What is past continuous tense of write?
I was writing articles on different topics. He was reading various kinds of books. They
were playing football in that field. She was drinking coffee in that coffee shop.
What is the difference between past tense and past continuous?
The
simple past tense is commonly used with past time adverbs like yesterday, last week, last year etc. The past continuous tense is mainly used to talk about past events that were in progress at a particular point of time in the past.
Where past continuous tense is used?
We generally use the past continuous
to talk about actions and states in progress (happening) around a particular time in the past. It can emphasise that the action or state continued for a period of time in the past: A: Where was Donna last night?
Should I use past simple or past continuous?
We use
the past continuous to talk about events and temporary states that were in progress around a certain time in the past. We use the past simple to talk about events, states or habits at definite times in the past. ... The past simple emphasises the event that happened at a definite time in the past.
Why do we use past perfect?
We can use the past perfect
to show the order of two past events. The past perfect shows the earlier action and the past simple shows the later action. When the police arrived, the thief had escaped. It doesn't matter in which order we say the two events.
Why do we use past continuous?
The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense, refers to a
continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past. ... It can also be used to describe something that was happening continuously in the past when another action interrupted it.
Can we use when with past continuous?
We can use the past continuous to talk about repeated background events in the past. ...
We only use the past continuous for repeated background events. If they are repeated main events, we use the past simple: I phoned you four times last night.
What are the four past tenses?
Each tense has four aspects that talks about the completion of the event or action and based on that, we have four types of past tense verbs:- Simple Past Tense.
- Past Continuous Tense.
- Past Perfect Tense.
- Past Perfect Continuous Tense.
What is past continuous used for?
The past continuous is used to describe
an action in progress at a specific moment in the past, or to describe those actions that were interrupted by a short action in the past.
Is just past tense?
In American English, just is used with the
past simple tense. I just saw him.