past progressive
past pro·gres·sive
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- [past, pahst pruh-gres-iv]
- /pæst, pɑst prəˈgrɛs ɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [past, pahst pruh-gres-iv]
- /pæst, pɑst prəˈgrɛs ɪv/
Definition of past progressive words
- noun past progressive a verb form consisting of an auxiliary be in the past tense followed by a present participle and used especially to indicate that an action or event was incomplete or in progress at a point of reference in the past, as was sleeping in I was sleeping when the phone rang. 1
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Parts of speech for Past progressive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
past progressive popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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