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Unit 2
Activity 6: Past Continuous Tense
Last Saturday my parents and I were travelling along the coast when we came across a
park. Everybody was having a great time. Some children were running here and there.
Others were skipping. A few women were chatting and eating under a tree while the
men were playing cards. A boy was ying his kite while his friends were watching him.
At a distance, some other boys were playing football. We were looking at the kite when
we heard a loud noise. We saw two girls. They were chasing a boy who was riding a
bicycle. Everybody stopped to see what they were doing. They wanted to know what
was happening.
Activity 6a: Read the text below carefully and observe the verbs in bold.
The verbs in bold are in the Past Continuous Tense.
This is how this tense is formed:
I, he, she, it was + (Verb+ing)
We, You, They were + (Verb+ing)