{"id":3098,"date":"2023-12-22T22:07:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T16:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ispeakenglish.lk\/?p=3098"},"modified":"2023-12-22T22:07:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T16:37:36","slug":"5-past-progressive-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ispeakenglish.lk\/blog\/2023\/12\/22\/5-past-progressive-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"5 &#8211; PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/mlr1c2ttdo0s.i.optimole.com\/cb:bzx-.1ab1f\/w:1024\/h:554\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/ispeakenglish.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-Cov-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3100\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Past Continuous Tense is used to talk about actions going on at a certain time in the past is used to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><br>I <strong>was<\/strong> reading a book<br>We <strong>were<\/strong> talking<br>It <strong>was<\/strong> raining<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/mlr1c2ttdo0s.i.optimole.com\/cb:bzx-.1ab1f\/w:1024\/h:514\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/ispeakenglish.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3101\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/mlr1c2ttdo0s.i.optimole.com\/cb:bzx-.1ab1f\/w:1024\/h:467\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/ispeakenglish.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3102\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlr1c2ttdo0s.i.optimole.com\/cb:bzx-.1ab1f\/w:1024\/h:418\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/ispeakenglish.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4-3.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"418\" 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height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/mlr1c2ttdo0s.i.optimole.com\/cb:bzx-.1ab1f\/w:1024\/h:506\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/ispeakenglish.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/19-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3118\"\/></noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Lesson #6 - Past Progressive Tense (Active &amp; Passive Voice)\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ac4z094GMGI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Past Continuous Tense is used to talk about actions going on at a certain time in the past is used to: Example:I was reading a bookWe were talkingIt was 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