2. Use past progressive when an event is…
• in progress in the past
• at an specific time
3. I was working when my mom called.
NOW
We often use past progressive when there
are two events in the past.
This is past progressive.
4. I was working when my mom called.
NOW
We often use past progressive when there
are two events in the past.
This is past progressive.
The longer event was in progress, and
another shorter event happened during the first event.
5. Subject +WAS/WERE + verb-ING
NOW
Past Progressive
I was talking.
You were talking.
He was talking.
She was talking.
It was talking.
They were talking.
We were talking.
6. I was walking when I stepped in something.
NOW
Past Progressive
7. I was walking when I stepped in something.
Past Progressive.
in progress
Simple Past
short, finished
NOW
Past Progressive
