The Past Continuous is used to describe two or more simultaneous actions in the past, indicated by conjunctions like 'while'.
O Past Continuous é usado para descrever duas ou mais ações simultâneas no passado, indicadas por conjunções como 'while'.
| Task | Carol was eating a banana while Sandy ___________ (to do) his home task. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 4 |
| a | did |
| b | has done |
| c | had done |
| d | was doing |
| comment | We use the Past Continuous Tense when we talk about two or more simultaneous actions in the past. 'While' means 'at the same time'.The conjunction ‘while’ (also formal ‘whilst’) means ‘during the time that’, or ‘at the same time as’. We can use ‘while’ to mean ‘during the time that’, to connect two events happening at the same time.When we use the Past Continuous with two actions in the same sentence (as in the test sentence), it expresses the idea that both actions were happening at the same time. The actions are parallel: Carol was eating a banana and Sandy was doing his home task. |
| topic | past tenses |
| level | 1 |
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