Practice mode Tenses

Which tense is used in the sentence ‘The girls were singing while the boys were dancing’?

Correct answer A. Past continuous

Explanation

Both verbs use 'was/were' plus the -ing form to describe two actions in progress at the same past time. This is the past continuous.

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