What is the structure of the past continuous tense in its affirmative form?

Past Continuous Tense Practice

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Subject + had + past participle + object
Subject + will + base form + object
Subject + have/has + past participle + object
Subject + was/were + present participle + object
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences is in the past continuous affirmative form?
She has eaten the apple.
She eats the apple.
She was eating the apple.
She is eating the apple.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do you form the past continuous negative?
Subject + was/were + not + present participle + object
Subject + did not + base form + object
Subject + has not + past participle + object
Subject + will not + base form + object
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence is an example of the past continuous negative form?
They were not enjoying the meeting.
They have not enjoyed the meeting.
They are not enjoying the meeting.
They were enjoying the meeting.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the contracted form of 'I was not' in the past continuous tense?
I won't
I haven't
I didn't
I wasn't
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is the correct contraction for 'they were not'?
They didn't
They haven't
They wasn't
They weren't
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the past continuous interrogative form structured?
Was/Were + subject + present participle + object
Do/Does + subject + base form + object
Will + subject + base form + object
Has/Have + subject + past participle + object
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