Question

1. Change the following sentences into Past Continuous. 1. I often get letters from my friends. 2. Do you repeat this rule every day? 3. They don’t often stay at the factory after 6 o'clock. 4. I return home in the evening every day. 5. I translate a lot of articles every day. ​

Answer 1

1. I often was getting letters from my friends

2. Do you was reapeating this rule every day?

3. They don't ofnet were stayng at the factory after 6o'clock

4. I was returning home in the evening every day

5. I was translating a lot of articles every day

Answer 2

To change the given sentences into the Past Continuous tense, we need to use the past continuous form of the verb "to be" (was/were) and the present participle form of the main verb (-ing form).

1. I often got letters from my friends. 2. Were you repeating this rule every day? 3. They weren't often staying at the factory after 6 o'clock. 4. I was returning home in the evening every day. 5. I was translating a lot of articles every day.

Let's take a closer look at each sentence:

1. I often got letters from my friends. In the Past Continuous tense, it becomes "I often was getting letters from my friends." Here, the verb "get" changes to its past continuous form "was getting."

2. Were you repeating this rule every day? In the Past Continuous tense, it remains the same: "Were you repeating this rule every day?" The verb "repeat" doesn't change in the past continuous form.

3. They weren't often staying at the factory after 6 o'clock. In the Past Continuous tense, it becomes "They weren't often staying at the factory after 6 o'clock." Again, the verb "stay" doesn't change in the past continuous form.

4. I was returning home in the evening every day. In the Past Continuous tense, it remains the same: "I was returning home in the evening every day." The verb "return" doesn't change in the past continuous form.

5. I was translating a lot of articles every day. In the Past Continuous tense, it remains the same: "I was translating a lot of articles every day." The verb "translate" doesn't change in the past continuous form.

By using the Past Continuous tense, we indicate that the actions were ongoing or in progress in the past.