past progressive
noun Grammar. (in English)
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.
Also called
past continuous.
Words nearby past progressive
past master,
past mistress,
past one's prime,
past participle,
past perfect,
past progressive,
pasta,
paste,
paste mold,
paste-on,
paste-up