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Definition of Past progressive

1. Noun. A progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past. "`I had been running' is an example of the past progressive"

Definition of Past progressive

1. Noun. past continuous tense ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Past Progressive

Literary usage of Past progressive

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Modern English Grammar by Huber Gray Buehler (1900)
"past progressive. He was calling. Future Progressive. He will be calling. ... past progressive. He were calling. Present Perfect Progressive. ..."

2. Business English: A Practice Book by Rose Buhlig (1914)
"After the storm, leaves and twigs (past progressive of lie) thick upon the roads. 31. ... Large crowds (past progressive of sit) on the fields, ..."

3. The Zulu-Kafir Language Simplified for Beginners by Charles Roberts (1880)
"Of the Past-progressive tense, there are several varieties, of which the two most frequently used are the following:— ip 2. P. SING. ..."

4. Enlarged Practice-book in English Composition by Alfred Marshall Hitchcock (1909)
"Passive past progressive of bite. All the infinitives and participles of ... Passive past progressive of hear. Active past progressive of lie (to recline). ..."

5. English for Italians: (Lezioni D'inglese Per Gl'Italiani) by Edith Waller (1911)
"... past progressive Tense, verb to be —I was being, etc. era, fui past progressive Tense, verb to have — I was having, etc. avevo knock stay understanding ..."

6. Grammar and Dictionary of the Buluba-Lulua Language as Spoken in the Upper by William McCutchan Morrison (1906)
"past progressive. AFFIRMATIVE. 280. Formation: past tense of auxiliary dl followed by present participle. NEGATIVE. 281. Formation: neg. past tense of ..."

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