Structure: Using Past Continuous Tense in Sentences – Basic 3 English Lesson Note (Third Term)

Pattern: was/were + verb + ing

Use ‘was’ with: I, he, she, it

• My mother was cooking dinner.
• I was helping in the kitchen.
• She was washing clothes.

Use ‘were’ with: you, we, they

• We were eating together.
• The children were playing outside.
• You were reading a story.

Examples about mothers:

• Mother was preparing breakfast this morning.
• She was singing while cleaning the house.
• We were laughing at her funny jokes.

Complete these sentences:

1. My mother _______ making my favorite soup. (was/were)
2. The children _______ helping their mother. (was/were)
3. I _______ watching mother cook. (was/were)
4. She _______ telling us a bedtime story. (was/were)