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For example:
I was cooking dinner when Sarah called me.

I was walking along the beach when it started raining.
• The future continuous tense is used to show that an action will be happening at a time in
the future.

For example:
I will be cooking dinner at my parents’ house tomorrow.

Choose the correct option.

1. Now the girl __________ on a new dress.

(a) is trying (b) was trying

(c) tried (d) would try

2. At 5 a.m. last Sunday, Aakash __________ hockey.

(a) is playing (b) will be playing

(c) was playing (d) am playing

3. They __________ for their question papers at this moment.

(a) are waiting (b) is waiting
(c) will be waiting (d) were waiting

4. Children __________ English for the whole day tomorrow.

(a) will be speaking (b) is speaking

(c) were speaking (d) was speaking

5. The lawyers __________ the case yesterday when the incident occurred.

(a) was discussing (b) are discussing

(c) will be discussing (d) were discussing

6. My friend and I __________ a movie next week.

(a) was watching (b) were watching

(c) am watching (d) will be watching

II. Parts of a Sentence
Every sentence has two parts–a subject and a predicate.

Example: Mowgli lay his head down on Bagheera’s back.

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