Question

Which of the following sentences uses the past continuous tense?

• A. I read a book yesterday
• B. I was reading a book when you called on me.
• C. He is going to read a book tomorrow.
• D. She reads a book every night as a matter of habit.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. I was reading a book when you called on me.

The sentence "I was reading a book when you called on me." uses the past continuous tense.

In this sentence, "was reading" is in the past continuous tense, which describes an ongoing action that was happening at a specific moment in the past. The past continuous tense is formed using the past tense of the verb "to be" (was/were) + the -ing form of the main verb (reading).