the past continuousnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌpɑːst kənˈtɪn.ju.əs/us/ˌpæst kənˈtɪn.ju.əs/also the past progressivethe grammatical form used for an action that someone was doing or an event that was happening at a particular time. It is made with "was" or "were" and the -ing form of a verb:
"I was cooking" is an example of the past continuous.
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- accusative
- arose
- art
- aspect
- began
- bent
- ditransitive
- historic present
- linking verb
- main verb
- passivize
- past participle
- predicate
- progressive
- the future perfect
- the pluperfect
- the present simple
- the third person
- transitive
- wast
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