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Inductive Grammar Chart (Unit 4, page 40)

GRAMMAR. The past continuous Look at these questions and answers with the past continuous. The car was making a funny sound while they were driving. Were the headlights working? (Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.) Where were you going when it was raining?

FIGURE IT OUT . . . Complete this grammar rule by filling in the blanks and circling the correct word. Form the past continuous with ________ or ________ and the (past / present) participle form of a verb.

Look at this sentence with the past continuous and the simple past. past continuous

simple past tense

She was driving home when she had an accident.

FIGURE IT OUT . . . The past continuous or the simple past tense? Complete these grammar rules. 1. ___________________________ shows an activity that continued during a period of time in the past. 2. ___________________________ shows a completed past action.

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Unit 4