دیکشنری فارسی

past progressive tense

ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

The word 'past' comes from the Old English word 'past', meaning 'gone by, departed'. 'Progressive' comes from the Latin word 'progressus', meaning 'advancement'. 'Tense' comes from the Latin word 'tempus', meaning 'time'.

مثال

  • I was studying when she called. (Past progressive tense)
  • They were playing soccer in the park. (Past progressive tense)
  • He was cooking dinner while listening to music. (Past progressive tense)

تعریف انگلیسی

noun
  1. a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past “I had been running' is an example of the past progressive”

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