(Originais Teachy 2023) - Questão Fácil de Inglês

The Past Continuous tense is a fundamental aspect of English grammar used to describe an ongoing action or state in the past. Consider the following excerpt from a novel: 'I was walking down the street when suddenly the rain started pouring.' The sentence illustrates an action that was in progress at a specific point in the past. With this context in mind, respond to the following items: 1. Explain the structure of the Past Continuous tense and its uses in expressing actions that were happening at a particular time in the past. Provide an example sentence of your own to demonstrate its use. 2. Discuss how the use of the Past Continuous can provide background information in a narrative, enhancing the understanding of the events described. Provide an analysis of how the provided excerpt uses the Past Continuous tense to set the scene for the sudden change in weather.