They were eating
The past tense is schooled. The past continuous tense is 'was/were schooling'.
Simple past tense - Awoke. Past continuous tense - I/he/she/it was awaking. You/we were awaking.
The past continuous tense is: was/were appearing.
The past tense of "need" is "needed," and the past continuous tense is "was needing" or "were needing." For example, "I needed some help yesterday" (past tense) and "I was needing assistance when you arrived" (past continuous tense).
past = wentpast continuous = was going or were going.
"Had been eating" is the past perfect continuous of eat.
The word "is" is followed by a past tense verb when forming the past continuous tense, such as "He was eating," where "was" is the past tense of "is" and "eating" is the past participle of "eat" used in the continuous form.
Simple past tense. Past perfect tense. Past perfect continuous tense. Past continuous tense.
past simple - ate - He ate his lunch.past continuous - was/were eating - The students were eating their lunch.present continuous (future) - am/is/are eating - We are eating lunch before we leave.going to (future) - am/is/are going to eat - The students are going to eat their lunch soon. I am going to eat my lunch later.will (future) - will eat - I will eat my lunch after the test.
The past continuous tense of get is:I/He/She/It was getting.You/We/They were getting.
The past continuous tense is was/were having.I/He/She/It was havingWe/You/They were having
The past continuous tense of be is:I/She/He/It was being.You/We/They were being.