Pasado progresivo

Se usa para hablar de una acción que está ocurriendo en algún momento en el pasado, se forma con el verbo to be     

Ejemplos:

I was eating a sandwich.Estaba comiendo un sándwich.

The kids were playing.Los niños estaban jugando
Past progressive
 
It is used to talk about an action that is occurring at some time in the past, it is formed with the verb to be

Examples: I was eating a sandwich.I was eating a sandwich. The kids were playing.The kids were playing





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