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past progressive tense

/pɑːst prəˈɡresɪv tɛns/

翻译: 英语中的一种时态,表示过去某一时间正在进行的动作或持续的状态,通常由 was/were 加现在分词构成。

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/pɑːst prəˈɡresɪv tɛns/B2formal
  • zh英语中的一种时态,表示过去某一时间正在进行的动作或持续的状态,通常由 was/were 加现在分词构成。

A grammatical tense used to describe an ongoing action that was happening at a specific point in the past, often formed with 'was' or 'were' plus the present participle.

  1. Past Continuous TenseB1formal

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

    zh过去进行时

    • I was reading a book when she called.
    • They were playing football at 3 PM yesterday.
    • She was cooking dinner while he was setting the table.