past progressive

• Грамматическое время, используемое для описания длительного действия, которое происходило в определённый момент в прошлом, часто прерываемого другим событием или происходящего одновременно с другим прошлым действием.

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.

   Прошедшее длительное время

   • 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.