Past Progressive
We use the past progressive when we describe what was happening at a specific time in the past.
Q: What were you doing at three o’clock today? A: I was driving home from work.
We use the past progressive when we talk about a temporary state or action.
Q: Have you always lived in Riyadh? A: No. A few years ago, I was living in Dubai.
Q: What were you doing in Dubai? A: I was working at a hotel.
We use the past progressive with always to describe a repeated or annoying action.
My neighbor’s son was always getting into trouble when he was younger.
We use the past progressive to describe a long action that is interrupted by a short action.
I was working on my computer when suddenly the power went out.
We use the past progressive to describe two actions that were happening at the same time.
While I was studying, my brother was watching TV.
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