Practice 2 Write the present continuous tense or the past continuous tense of the verb in brackets.

1. He (weed) the flower bed when he saw a strange insect on one of the flowers.

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Explanation:

• He (is weeding) the flower bed when he saw a strange insect on one of the flowers. - present continuous tense.

• He (was weeding) the flower bed when he saw a strange insect on one of the flowers. - past continuous tense

The present continuous tense simply shows that a particular action is presently hapoenuy or will continue to happen. Past continuous tense simply shows that a continuing action took place in the past.

to gain popularity at school, fitzgerald wrote plays for the school and cast himself as the star. he also joined one of the universitys most prestigious clubs.