The Past Progressive

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Use the past progressive for actions that were in progress during a certain time in the past.

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Kelly was working at the local café between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. During her shift, her friend was studying at a table. They were talking when a customer arrived.

All verbs
Affirmative form Negative form Question form
I was working was not working was I working?
You were were not were you
He / She / It was was not was he / she / it
–ing Form Spelling Changes
reserving Verbs ending in –e: delete –e.
crying Verbs ending in –ie: change –ie to –y.
stopping
beginning
but: opening		 erbs ending in consonant-vowel-consonant (except –w or –x): double the final consonant if the last syllable is stressed.

Numbers – Grammar – The past progressive