Question

Write uses of past progressive tense with examples.​

Answer 1

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The past continuous (also called past progressive) is a verb tense which is used to show that an ongoing past action was happening at a specific moment of interruption, or that two ongoing actions were happening at the same time.

Examples Past Progressive tense :

• He was writing an e-mail when the phone rang.
• When the phone rang, he was writing an e-mail.
• While he was writing an e-mail, the phone rang.
• I was preparing dinner while Melanie was working upstairs.
• While Melanie was working upstairs, I was preparing dinner.

Answer 2

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The past progressive tense is used to describe an ongoing activity in the past. It is often used to set the scene for another action.

EXAMPLES :

• John was baking a cake.
• They were painting the fence.