This tense is used to describe an action which was in progress in the past.
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Subject + Was / Were + Verb -Ing + the rest of the sentence.
To formulate affirmative sentences in this tense, we use the Past of the verb "To Be" (Was or Were).
If the subject of the sentence is
He - She - It - I
We use "Was".
If the subject of the sentence is
You - We - They
We use "Were".
After the Simple Past form of the verb "To Be", it is written the main verb ending in -Ing to identify that the action was in progress.
Subject + Wasn't / Weren't + Verb -Ing + the rest of the sentence.
In the Negative sentences, add "Not" to the verb "To Be".
Was Not (Wasn't)
or
Were Not (Weren't).
We always write the main verb of the sentence with -Ing at the end of it.
Was / Were + Subject + Verb -Ing + the rest of the sentence?
In the interrogative, the verb "To Be" is written before the subject.
The main verb of the sentence is always written with -Ing at the end of it.
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Lucy _ _ _ _ _ when she fell down.
were having a shower
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was having a shower
Well done!
was have a shower
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The dog ran away when it saw you _ _ _ _ _ home.
were arriving
Good!
were arrived
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was arriving
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_ _ _ _ _ when the team appeared?
Was it rains
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Were it raining
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Was it raining
You did it!
I _ _ _ _ _ when I said it was wrong!
hadn't kidding
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was not kidding
Great!
did kidding
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Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
He was sleep yesterday.
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He was sleeping yesterday.
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He were sleeping yestreday.
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The verb TO BE is always conjugated in Simple Past.
True
You did it!
False
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We have to take into account the Regular or Irregular form of the main verb.
True
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False
That´s it!
The main verb always finishes with –ING.
True
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False
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In the negative form, we use WASN'T or WEREN'T.
True
Well done!
False
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I _ _ _ _ _ running in the morning.
was
Good!
were
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where
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They _ _ _ _ _ eating a hamburger.
was
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where
Wrong answer
were
Great!
My sister _ _ _ _ _ dinner when the phone rang.
cooking
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was cooking
Cool!
were cooking
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I _ _ _ _ _ football when he arrived.
were playing
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was play
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was playing
You did it!
While you _ _ _ _ _ , she entered the room.
weren't seeing
That´s it!
was seeing
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saw
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_ _ _ _ _ she sleeping?
Did
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Was
Correct answer!
Were
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