Use of Was to Tell About Continuous Action

To tell about continuous action.

In the sentence was used with another verb.

In these sentences we use was as a helping verb with the main verb. We should use the present participle of the verb that was -ing form of a verb. The sentence will be in the form-

I / He/ she/ it/ any singular subject + was + ing form of main verb.

Here are some examples.

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1. Sarika was going to her home town.
    (main verb go+ ing)
2. He was coming for our college annual function.
   (main verb come+ ing)
3. She was studying in a college library.
   (main verb study+ ing)
4. He was teaching philosophy.
   (main verb teach+ ing)
5. It was eating fruit under a tree.
   (main verb eat+ ing)
6. Shalaka was observing the painting.
   (main verb observe+ ing)
7. Saurabh was carrying his tiffin.
   (main verb carry+ ing)
8. Cat was playing on the roof.
   (main verb play+ ing)
9. She was stitching a gown.
   (main verb stitch+ ing)
10. He was collecting postage stamps.
    (main verb collect+ ing)
11. She was fixing a gas cylinder.
    (main verb fix+ ing)
12. He was fetching water from a water tanker.
13. She was solving an example of Mathematics.
     (main verb solve+ ing)
14. He was calling you yesterday.
    (main verb call+ ing)
15. Dr. Sarika was diagnosing the condition of the patient.
    (main verb diagnose+ ing)
16. She was examining the types of plants.
    (main examine+ ing)
17. A dog was waiting for food.
    (main verb wait+ ing)
18. Rati was inquiring about a psychiatrist.
    (main verb inquire+ ing)
19. She was classifying vegetables.
    (main verb classify+ ing)
20. Monkey was chasing the dog.
    (main verb drink+ ing)
21. Maid was asking about salary.
    (main verb chase+ ing)
22. A lion was licking its wound.
    (main verb lick+ ing)
23. Parrot was speaking with us.
    (main verb speak+ ing)
24. She was painting her house.
    (main verb paint+ ing)
25. He was choosing a dress for his son.
    (main verb choose+ ing)
26. Rati was clarifying the issue.
    (main verb clarify+ ing)
27. Soham was thinking to join party.
    (main verb think+ ing)
28. Parth was deciding to work from Monday.
    (main verb decide+ ing)
29. Rashi was developing an educational website.
    (main verb develop+ ing)
30. She was packing a gift for her brother.
    (main verb pack+ ing)

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