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Question about Verbs: Introduction to Past Continuous

Subject English

English

Source Originais Teachy

Originais Teachy

Topic Verbs: Introduction to Past Continuous

Verbs: Introduction to Past Continuous

Difficulty Medium

Medium

(Originais Teachy 2025) - Question Medium of English

Consider the following excerpt from an explorer's log: 'As we were sailing through the vast ocean, the sun slowly disappeared on the horizon, creating a spectacular display of colours in the sky. The captain was sharing tales of his past adventures, when suddenly, we spotted an unfamiliar island in the distance.' Based on the use of the past continuous in the excerpt above, what is the function of this verb tense in the context presented?

The function of the past continuous in the excerpt is to describe actions that were ongoing in the past, but without creating a scenario of simultaneity or continuity.

The function of the past continuous in the excerpt is to highlight actions that happened simultaneously, but without establishing a background for future events.

The function of the past continuous in the excerpt is to indicate actions that were completed before another action started, without creating a scenario of continuity.

The function of the past continuous in the excerpt is to describe actions that occurred in isolation in the past, with no connection to subsequent events.

The function of the past continuous in the excerpt is to describe actions that were ongoing in the past, creating a scenario of continuity and simultaneity, and establishing the backdrop for the sudden action that occurs next.

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