past continuous

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past continuous

noun

uncountable A tense used to describe actions and states continued in the past.
Similar: imperfect, imperfective past, past progressive

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noun past continuous

日本語	過去進行形 kako shinkōkei
Ελληνικά	παρατατικός paratatikós
Tiếng Việt	thì quá khứ tiếp diễn

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@misc{past_continuous_2026,
  title = {past continuous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/past%20continuous},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}