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What is the purpose of the Past Continuous Tense?

A
It expresses an unfinished or incomplete action in the present.
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It expresses an unfinished or incomplete action in the past.
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It is used to describe an finished action that was interrupted by another event or action.
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D
It is used to describe an unfinished action that was uninterrupted by another event or action
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Solution

The correct option is B It expresses an unfinished or incomplete action in the past.
The "past continuous tense" , also known as the 'past progressive tense' , refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the ''past".
Hence Option B is the correct answer because it says that an action in the past is incomplete and is still going on.
Option A is incorrect because it is in the "past" while the option is "present".
Option C is incorrect because "past continuous" means unfinished, while the option says 'finished action' hence incorrect.
Option D is incorrect because interruption is not considered when describing past continuous tense.


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