Past Progressive

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Form = was/were VERB+ing

timeline for the past progressive

Max was sleeping at 8 o'clock this morning.
Mary was playing golf when she was struck by lightening.

The past progressive is used to express that an action was in progress at a specific time in the past. Often the specific time in the past is when another action occurred.

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