Question

What is the purpose of the Past Continuous Tense?

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

Answer 1

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.