​Past Progressive Verb Tense

• The progressive verb tense tells about action that happens over a period of time.​

• The past progressive verb tense tells about action that happened over a period of time in the past but is no longer taking place.

• The past progressive is formed by using the past tense form of be (was/were) and adding -ing to the present tense verb.

​Yesterday, I was working on my project.

​​Example

​Last year, we were learning how to play the piano.

​​Example

​Let's Practice!

​Identify the past progressive verb in each sentence and the past tense form of the verb be.

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was/were + verb -ing​

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​Let's Wrap up

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