The past continuous tense is used quite often in English, so let's understand exactly when to use it and how to use it. Are you ready? Let's begin.

Tenses in English indicate when an action occurs—past, present, or future. They help clarify the timing of events, making communication clear and precise.

Los tiempos verbales en inglés indican cuándo ocurre una acción: pasado, presente o futuro. Ayudan a aclarar el momento de los eventos, haciendo la comunicación clara y precisa.

Tiempos

Tiempo gramatical en inglés

Tenses

Grammatical Tense in English

Aprende el pasado continuo en inglés con explicaciones claras, ejemplos y un quiz.

Pretérito imperfecto progresivo

Pretérito imperfecto progresivo en la gramática inglesa

En esta lección aprenderás el pretérito imperfecto progresivo en inglés (was/were + -ing) con muchos ejemplos. Incluye quiz para que pongas a prueba lo aprendido.

Pretérito imperfecto progresivo en inglés

Past Continuous

"Past Continuous" Tense in English Grammar

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¿Qué es el pretérito imperfecto progresivo?

El pretérito imperfecto progresivo se utiliza para indicar una acción o situación que estaba ocurriendo de manera continua en un momento del pasado.

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Estructura

Formamos el **pretérito imperfecto progresivo** con *was/were + -ing form of the [verb](https://langeek.co/en/grammar/course/496/verbs)*.

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Forma interrogativa

Para formar una [pregunta](https://langeek.co/en/grammar/course/270/questions/intermediate) en este tiempo, se usa *was* con sujetos singulares y *were* con sujetos plurales al __inicio__ de la [oración](https://langeek.co/en/grammar/course/696/sentences/intermediate). Por ejemplo:

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Forma negativa

La forma [negativa](https://langeek.co/en/grammar/course/665/negation/intermediate) de este tiempo se crea añadiendo [not](https://langeek.co/en/grammar/course/937/not) a was y were. Por ejemplo:

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Usamos el **pretérito imperfecto progresivo** para hablar de algo que estaba ocurriendo de forma continua en el pasado.

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Pretérito imperfecto progresivo Para Estudiantes Intermedios

¿Qué es el pretérito imperfecto progresivo?

Estructura

Forma interrogativa

Forma negativa

Uso

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