past progressive

• Grammatische Zeitform, die eine länger andauernde Handlung in der Vergangenheit beschreibt, die zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt stattfand, oft unterbrochen durch ein anderes Ereignis oder gleichzeitig mit einer anderen vergangenen Handlung ablaufend.

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.

   Verlaufsform der Vergangenheit

   • 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.