past progressive

Noun

Meaning

a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

past progressive tense progressive imperfect past continuous

Hypernyms

progressive imperfect imperfect tense continuous tense progressive tense

Examples

`I had been running' is an example of the past progressive Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

past plan past praying for past problem past progressive tense past quarter past recall