Past Progressive Tense
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The document discusses the past progressive tense and how it is used to describe background actions that were ongoing when a shorter action occurred. It provides examples of using the past progressive tense with "was" and "were" to describe simultaneous past actions that were in progress, such as "I was reading the newspaper when the telephone rang" and "While we were working, the teacher was talking to the headmistress."
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Past Progressive Tense
- 1. The Past Progressive Tense is used as a background for a shorter action to take place. -I was reading the newspaper when the telephone rang . -We were watching television when the door bell rang. -Argentina was playing when my brother arrived. While : simultaneous past actions in progress While I was cooking, my brother was watching the match While we were working , the teacher was talking to the headmistress. AS I saw Peter as I was getting off the bus
- 2. 1-Complete with the Past Progressive 2- Complete with was or were