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.

third person

explanation:

note the usage of names and pronouns, "james" & "the old man". this alone can confirm it as third person, as first person uses "i" and the like, while second person uses "you" and the like.

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