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The past continuous tense is used to talk about actions that were ongoing in the past.

It is formed using was for the pronouns I, he, she, it, or were for the pronouns you, we, they followed by a verb ending in -ing. For example:

I was reading means the work was happening over a period of time in the past.

Past continuous is often used when an action is interrupted by another, as in I was reading when the phone rang. The reading was interrupted by the phone ringing.

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Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past continuous tense?

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She was cook dinner when her friend called.

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Remember, the verb should be in its -ing form. The correct form should be was cooking.

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They were watching a movie last night.

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He were studying for the exam when it started to rain.

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The correct form is was studying for the singular pronoun he.

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I was play the piano when the lights went out.

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The verb should be in its -ing form. The correct sentence is I was playing the piano when the lights went out.

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