past progressive

NOUN

a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past
`I had been running' is an example of the past progressive

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How To Use past progressive In A Sentence

'I was eating when the phone rang' is an example of the past progressive.
'I was eating when the phone rang' is an example of the past progressive.
`I had been running' is an example of the past progressive

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