past progressive

• Tempo verbal usado para descrever uma ação contínua que estava acontecendo em um momento específico do passado, frequentemente interrompida por outro evento ou ocorrendo ao mesmo tempo que outra ação passada.

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.

   Pretérito contínuo

   • 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.