past progressive

• زمن من أزمنة الفعل في اللغة الإنجليزية يُستخدم للتعبير عن حدث أو فعل كان جاريًا ومستمرًا في وقت معين في الماضي، غالبًا ما يقطعه حدث آخر أو يتزامن معه.

A grammatical tense used to describe an ongoing action that was happening at a specific point in the past, often interrupted by another event or occurring simultaneously with another past action.

1. Past Continuous TenseB1formal

   A grammatical tense used to describe actions that were ongoing at a specific time in the past.

   الماضي المستمر

   • I was reading a book when she called.
   • They were playing football at 5 PM yesterday.
   • She was cooking dinner while he was setting the table.