Which of the following sentence is in the past continuous tense?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4, i.e. “They were watching TV all evening.”
The sentence “They were watching TV all evening.” is in the past continuous tense, which is used to describe actions that were ongoing at a specific time in the past. Specifically:
- It uses the past form of “to be” (were) +
- A present participle (watching) +
Often accompanied by a time indicator (like 'all evening')
The other options are not past continuous:
- They shall be watching TV all evening. – Future continuous tense.
- They watched TV all evening. – Simple past tense.
- They would have watched TV all evening. – Conditional perfect, not continuous.