Exercise 1 – Fill in the blanks Fill in the blanks with the past continuous form of the verbs given in brackets. 1. The children ____ hide and seek in the park. (play) 2. They ____ to the movies. (go) 3. I ___ the book you gave me on my birthday. (read) 4. Winnie _____ her new dress. (stitch) 5. The dogs ____ all night. (bark) 6. Ron ___ his room when he heard the noise. (clean) 7. It ___ darker with each passing moment. (get) 8. The gardener ____ the lawn. (water) 9. The army ___ to Ladakh when the enemy attacked them. (go) 10. My sister ____ a Royal Enfield yesterday. (ride) 11. The students ____ on their assignments. (work) 12 That boy ____ in class. (dance) 13. The kid ____ television all evening. (watch) 14. The girl ____ to rock music. (listen) 15. The birds ____ in the sky. (fly)​

Jawaban: 1. The children were playing hide and seek in the park.2. They were going to the movies.3. I was reading the book you gave me on my birthday.4. Winnie was stitching her new dress.5. The dogs were barking all night.6. Ron was cleaning his room when he heard the noise.7. It was getting darker with each passing moment.8. The gardener was watering the lawn.9. The army was going to Ladakh when the enemy attacked them.10. My sister was riding a Royal Enfield yesterday.11. The students were working on their assignments.12. That boy was dancing in class.13. The kid was watching television all evening.14. The girl was listening to rock music.15. The birds were flying in the sky.Penjelasan: Pertanyaan ini mengharuskan kita untuk menentukan bentuk continuous past dari kata kerja yang diberikan. Bentuk ini digunakan untuk menggambarkan aksi atau peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung pada waktu tertentu di masa lalu. Bentuk continuous past dibentuk dengan auxiliary verb 'was' atau 'were' (tergantung subjeknya) dan present participle (basis verb + ing). Untuk contoh pertama, 'play' menjadi 'playing' dan karena subjeknya adalah 'The children' yang merupakan jamak, kita menggunakan 'were' bukan 'was'. Oleh karena itu, "The children ____ hide and seek in the park. (play)" menjadi "The children were playing hide and seek in the park." Dengan menggunakan pola dan proses ini, kita dapat menyelesaikan elemen kosong lainnya yang ada di soal.