Question

Mark the correct answers.
a.the part continuos tense is used in fragments to talk about
( ) completed actions in the pasta. () actions in progress in the past.
b.The structure of the Past Continuous tense is
() verd be (Was /were) +main verb in tense is
() main verb in the – ing form.
c.We often use the Past Continuous tense Past Simple tense. This happens when a long actions is interrupted by another shorter action. The Past Continuous tense is the
() long action. ()shorter action.

Answer 1

Olá/Hello!

a.The past continuous tense is used in fragments to talk about...
( ) completed actions in the past.
(X) actions in progress in the past.

b.The structure of the Past Continuous tense is...
(X) verb to be (Was /were) +main verb in the -ing form
() main verb in the – ing form.

c.We often use the Past Continuous tense Past Simple tense. This happens when a long actions is interrupted by another shorter action. The Past Continuous tense is the
(X) long action.
()shorter action.

Answer 2

Resposta:

>PAST CONTINUOUS

Read the fragments below from the texts on pages 106 and 109 to do exercises 3 and 4. Write the answers in your notebook.

a. In 1946 Raytheon engineer Percy Spencer was testing a magnetron [...] when he realized that.....

b. In 1856 the chemist William Perkin was trying to find a cure for malaria when his experiments produced a dark sludge..

3. Choose the correct item that completes each sentence below (▲ or ☐).

a. The Past Continuous tense is used in both fragments to talk about

▲ completed action in the past.                              X  ☐ actions in progress in the past.

b. The structure of the Past Continuous tense is

X ▲ verb be (was / were) + main verb in the -ing form.          ☐ main verb in the -ing form.

c. We often use the Past Continuous tense with the Past Simple tense. This happens when a long action is interrupted by another shorter action. The Past Continuous tense indicates the

X ▲ long action.                  ☐  shorter action.