Question

Is the following statement true or false?
The past continuous tense refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Option A is correct. Consider the example:

I was making dinner when she arrived.

The past continuous is used to describe a continuous action taking place in the past. The above sentence describes action that was happening continuously (making dinner) in the past when another action (she arrived) interrupted it.