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Which construction is in the past continuous?

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1
Which construction is in the past continuous?
You were talking
They was eating
I am writing
We made
2
We can use the past continuous to...
talk about when an action finished
give background information to another past action
talk about a current event
3
Which sentence is correct?
They were playing volleyball.
They was playing volleyball.
4
Which sentence gives background information to another action?
She was sitting down when the chair broke.
She walked into the room. Then she sat down.
5
Which sentence is correct?
I wasn't smoking in the bathroom.
I weren't smoking in the bathroom.
6
What do we do to make an affirmative sentence a question?
We change the positions of the subject and the auxiliary
We add an auxiliary
We add -ing to the verb
7
The basic structure for affirmative sentences is....
S + was/were + past participle
S + was/were + present participle
was/were + S + present participle
S + is/are + present participle
8
Which sentence is correct?
I was eating an ice cream when I fell over.
I was eating an ice cream while I fell over.
I ate an ice cream when I fell over.
9
Which construction isn't correct?
Was she wearing a new dress?
She was dancing salsa.
I wasn't doing anything.
They was making a mess.
10
Which sentence is correct?
He were watching a film.
He was watching a film.