Question

The past continuous tense is formed using which following construction?

• A. was/were + present participle (base verb + -ing)
• B. had + past participle
• C. had + been + present participle(base verb + -ing)
• D. past participle of the verb

Answer 1

The correct option is A was/were + present participle (base verb + -ing)

Option A is correct. The use of was/were shows that the action is taking place in the past while the present participle of the verb shows that it is a continuous action.

Option B is incorrect as the construction is of past perfect.

Option C is incorrect as the construction is of past perfect continuous.

Option D is incorrect as the construction is of simple past tense.