Past Progressive Tense Examples

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Past Progressive Tense - Glossary of Terms Past Progressive Tense Verbs describing actions that took place in the past are said to be in the past tense.  The past progressive tense is used for an on-going action that took place in the past. Examples: She was painting the door when the bird struck the window. The jury was considering its verdict for several hours. The past progressive tense is one for four past tenses.  They are:   The 4 Past Tenses Example simple past tense I went past progressive tense I was going past perfect tense I had gone past perfect progressive tense I had been going

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