The past progressive is a progression of the preterite or a progression of the past. You use it for something you did in the past at a specific time (1), simultaneous actions in the past (2), or an action in progress which is interrupted by a new action (3).
(1) He was reading a book at 7 o'clock.
(2) She was doing math while he was doing physics.
(3) We were eating dinner when the phone rang.
when, while, as long as...
Positive | Negative | Question |
---|---|---|
She was walking her dog in the park. | She wasn't (was not) | Was she walking her dog in the park? |
I | was verb + -ing |
He, She, It | was verb + -ing |
You | were verb + -ing |
They | were verb + -ing |
We | were verb + -ing |
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1. I was watching TV while my friends were playing outside. (to be 2x, to watch, to play)
2. I was running around the sea when my phone rang. (to be, to run)
3. You were not driving the car. (to be, to drive)
4. They were not eating fish for lunch. (to be, to eat)
5. With whom was she dancing at the prom? (to be, to dance)
6. Wasn't it raining the whole day? (not to be, to rain)
"Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal."
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