past continuous

 past continuous

Introduction

Past continuous, or past progressive, is used in English for actions that are in progress or in progression at a certain time in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb be in the past and the gerund of the main verb.

Learn to identify the situations in which this tense should be used in English and the rules of conjugation. Practice and test your grammar skills in the exercises section.

Example:

Lucy was sitting on the beach at six o’clock yesterday.

Her friend Laurence doesn’t like being lazy. So while Lucy was relaxing on the beach, he was sailing.

Lucy was watching the sunset when Laurence passed by on his boat.

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