Past Continuous Tense
Form:
was/were + (not) + V-ing - Active
was/were + (not) + being + V3 - Passive
Was/Were + Sub + V-ing…? - Question
Subjectonf (Verb) ukd jyKvkyfEkdifvQif Active
Subjectonf (Verb) ukd rjyKvkyfEkdifygu Passive
Adverb ygvmygu (Main Verb) a&SUwGifxm;íjyefa&;yg/
e.g.
1. The visitor came while we (have) our dinner.
The visitor came while we were having our dinner.
2. These exercise books (correct) by the teacher when the bell rang.
These exercise books are being corrected by the teacher when the bell rang.
3. He jumped off the bus while it (move).
He jumped off the bus while it was moving.
Exercise: Rewrite the following using " The Past Continuous Tense".
1. When I got up this morning, it (rain) outside.
2. My wife and I (wait) for you when you came in.
3. You looked very busy when I saw you last night. What you (do)?
4. The Yangon-Thanlyin bridge (build) when I visited Yangon.
5. While I (work) in the garden, I hurt my back.
6. He had a fall while he (mend) the roof.
7. As I (cross) the road, I saw my sweetheart on the bus.
8. A special storm warning (announce) on TV when the light went out.
9. She (not wonder) which way to go.
10. What they (do) when you entered the room?
11. He usually wears trousers but when I last saw him he (wear) longyi.
12. The teacher came in quietly to know what her students (discuss).
13. One of my neighbours said that Ko Ko hurt his head and he (lie) on the platform.
14. The cat (beat) as it scratched the baby.
15. The little girl (sob) because she lost her way.
16. How fast you (drive) when the accident happened?
17. We heard a very loud noise while the speech (give) by the principal.
18. While he (do) his homework, his sister was writing an essay.
19. When I reached home yesterday, dinner (cook) by mother.
20. The problem (solve) by the teacher when the bell rang.
21. They (repair) the machine when I met them.
22. The car (polish) when the owner return.
23. You (have) a bath when your friend came?
24. The enemies at the border (defeat) by our armed forces.
