2. 1 2 3 4
Subject be
was/were
verb + ing rest of the
sentence
He was playing the piano at 5
o’clock
yesterday.
3. We use the Past Progressive to
describe an action that was taking
place for some time or at specific
time in the past.
In the 15th
century, the Spanish
were exploring the world.
4. for two things happening at
the same time in the past
He was playing computer games
while she was watching TV.
5. the action in the past (Past
Progressive) that is
interrupted by another
action (Past Simple)
He was watching TV when Tom
arrived.