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PAST PROGRESSIVE
USES
Parallel actions
We were together while
she was at her house studying
She was eating while
her brother arrived home.
I was listening to music while
my sister was working
Her mother was cooking dinner
while her children were in their rooms
I was buying some food while
my family was waiting for me.
Interrupted action in the past
I was sleeping when
my mom turn on the lights.
He was driving when
his dad called him.
She was cooking
when the gas was over
I was painting when the night fell
We were talking when
the accident happened
Describe context or atmosphere
She was at the doctor giving birth when her family was at the airport, her friends were in their way, and her husband was living in another country, then her family and friends arrived to the hospital.
I was listening to music when my favorite TV show started, so I stopped the song to see the TV, my mother was sleeping and my sister was outside.
My friends and I were watching a movie while Andrea was at her house sleeping, and Raul was cleaning his house, we called them but they didn’t respond. Suddenly they both replied they were going to come later
Sam was eating breakfast when her class started, so she went to her room, her mother was outside buying some clothes, and her father was fixing the car.
I was doing homework when my aunt called me, then she ask if she could come home to watch some movies and I said yes.
Specific time as an interruption
We were hanging out
at the mall until 5:00pm
I was watching a movie with
my friends at 8:00 pm that day
Yesterday I was washing
the dishes at 2:00pm
Last week I was doing
exercise everyday at 4:00pm
I went to sleep at 12am last night
when I was at her house
Repetition and Irritation
My brother was usually
listening his music very loudly.
I was frequently doing exercise the last year.
Tom was always smoking.
They were always talking in class.
She was often fighting
with her boyfriend.
describe
actions that happened in the past