Full explanation of the past progressive tense with 58 example sentences, semantic translations, flashcards and quizzes, free practice.
was (ืืื)
he, she, it
were (ืืืืชื/ืืื/ืืืืชื)
you, we, they
I was preparing dinner while Melanie worked upstairs.
ืืื ืชื ืืจืืืช ืขืจื ืืืื ืฉืืื ื ืขืืื ืืืขืื. (ืืืืฉืื)
While Melanie was working upstairs, I was preparing dinner.
ืืืื ืฉืืื ื ืขืืื ืืืขืื, ืืื ืชื ืืจืืืช ืขืจื. (ืืืืฉืื)
John was baking a cake.
ื'ืื ืืื ืืืคื (ืืืืฉืื) ืขืืื.
They were painting the fence.
ืื ืืื ืฆืืืขืื ืืช ืืืืจ.
I was riding a bike when I saw the accident.
ืืืืชื ืจืืื (ืืืืฉืื) ืขื ืืืคื ืืื ืืฉืจืืืชื ืืช ืืชืืื ื.
I was working on that paper yesterday.
ืืืืชื ืขืืื (ืืืืฉืื) ืขื ืืขืืชืื ืืื ืืชืืื.
We were ordering and you interrupted.
ืืืื ื ืืืืื ืื ืืืชื ืืคืจืขืช.
She was reading when I arrived.
ืืื ืืืืชื (ืืืจ) ืงืืจื ืืฉืืืขืชื.
We were walking in the mall when....
ืืืื ื ืืืืืื ืืงื ืืื ืืฉ....
He was writing an e-mail when the phone rang.
ืืื ืืชื(ืืืืฉืื) ืืืืืื ืืฉืืืืคืื ืฆืืฆื.
When the phone rang, he was writing an e-mail.
ืืฉืืืืคืื ืฆืืฆื (ืืืืฉืื) , ืืื ืืชื ืืืืืื.
While he was writing an e-mail, the phone rang.
ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืชื ืืืื (ืืืืฉืื) , ืืืืคืื ืฆืืฆื.
they were meeting secretly after school
ืื ื ืคืืฉื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืืฉืื ืืืจื ืืืช ืืกืคืจ
to quarrel
ืืจืื
Was the girl opening the window?
?ืืื ืืืืื (ืืืืฉืื) ืคืชืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืืืฉืื
He was driving his car when a police man stopped him.
ืืื ืืื ื ืืื ืืืืื ืืชื ืืฉืฉืืืจ ืขืฆืจ ืืืชื.
They were playing soccer when the teacher came home
ืื ืืื ืืฉืืงืื ืืืืจืื ืืฉืืืืจื ืืืจ ืืืืชื
She was reading a book while the rain poured outside.
ืืื ืงืจืื (ืืืืฉืื) ืกืคืจ ืืืื ืฉืืืฉื ืืจื ืืืืฅ.
They were laughing uncontrollably at the comedian's jokes.
ืื ืฆืืงื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืืืืืืช ืฉื ืืงืืืืงืื.
He was jogging in the park when he spotted a rare bird.
ืืื ืืื ืจืฅ (ืืืืฉืื) ืืคืืจืง ืืฉืืืื ืฆืืคืืจ ื ืืืจื.
The children were playing hide and seek in the backyard.
ืืืืืื ืฉืืืงื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืืืืืื ืืืฆืจ ืืืืืจืืช.
While I was cooking dinner, the phone suddenly rang.
ืืืื ืฉืืื ืชื (ืืืืฉืื)ืืจืืืช ืขืจื, ืืืืคืื ืฆืืฆื ืคืชืืื.
The construction workers were hammering and drilling all morning.
ืคืืขืื ืืื ืืื ืืคืืืฉื ืืงืืื (ืืืืฉืื) ืื ืืืืงืจ.
As the sun set, the sky was turning shades of pink and orange.
ืืฉืืฉืืฉ ืฉืงืขื, ืืฉืืืื ืืคืื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืืื ืื ืฉื ืืจืื ืืืชืื.
She was singing her favorite song while getting ready for the party.
ืืื ืฉืจื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืช ืืฉืืจ ืืืืื ืขืืื ืืืื ืฉืืชืืื ื ื ืืืกืืื.
They were studying diligently for their final exams.
ืื ืืืื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืฉืงืืื ืืงืจืืช ืืืื ืืช ืืืืจ ืฉืืื.
While driving to work, I was listening to a podcast.
ืชืื ืืื ื ืกืืขื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืขืืืื, ืืืื ืชื ืืคืืืงืืกื.
The chef was chopping vegetables for the soup.
ืืฉืฃ ืืชื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืจืงืืช ืืืจืง.
The students were taking notes during the professor's lecture.
ืืกืืืื ืืื ืจืฉืื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืขืจืืช ืืืืื ืืจืฆืืชื ืฉื ืืคืจืืคืกืืจ.
The football players were practicing their drills on the field.
ืฉืืงื ื ืืืืืจืื ืชืจืืื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืช ืืชืจืืืืื ืฉืืื ืขื ืืืืจืฉ.
While on vacation, they were exploring ancient ruins.
ืืืื ืืืคืฉื, ืื ืืงืจื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืืจืืืช ืขืชืืงืืช.
The artist was painting a beautiful landscape on the canvas.
ืืืื ืฆืืืจ (ืืืืฉืื) ื ืืฃ ืืคืืคื ืขื ืืื.
He was fixing the car's engine in the garage.
ืืื ืชืืงื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืช ืืื ืืข ืฉื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืืกื.
She was writing a heartfelt letter to her best friend.
ืืื ืืชืื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืืชื ืืื ืืื ืืืืจืชื ืืืืื.
They were filming the movie scene in the bustling city square.
ืื ืฆืืืื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืช ืกืฆื ืช ืืกืจื ืืืืืจ ืืขืืจ ืืืืื.
While I was walking my dog, we met some friendly neighbors.
ืืืื ืฉืืืืืชื (ืืืืฉืื) ืขื ืืืื ืฉืื, ืคืืฉื ื ืืื ืฉืื ืื ืืืืืืชืืื.
The orchestra was rehearsing for the upcoming concert.
ืืชืืืืจืช ืขืฉืชื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืืจืืช ืืงืจืืช ืืงืื ืฆืจื ืืงืจืื.
The kids were building a sandcastle on the beach.
ืืืืืื ืื ื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืืจืช ืืื ืขื ืืืืฃ.
He was repairing the leaky roof during the rainstorm.
ืืื ืชืืงื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืช ืืื ืืืืืฃ ืืืืื ืกืืคืช ืืืฉื.
She was practicing her dance routine for the recital.
ืืื ืืชืืื ื (ืืืืฉืื) ืขื ืฉืืจืช ืืจืืงืื ืฉืื ืืงืจืืช ืืจืกืืื.
They were setting up the decorations for the surprise party.
ืื ืืงืืื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืช ืืงืืฉืืืื ืืืกืืืช ืืืคืชืขื.
While waiting for the bus, I was reading an interesting article.
ืืืื ืฉืืืืืชื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืืืืืืืก ืงืจืืชื ืืชืื ืืขื ืืื ืช.
The scientists were conducting experiments in the lab.
ืืืืขื ืื ืขืจืื (ืืืืฉืื) ื ืืกืืืื ืืืขืืื.
The barista was brewing a fresh cup of coffee for the customer.
ืืืจืืกืื ืจืงื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืืก ืงืคื ืืจื ืืืงืื.
He was fishing by/at the peaceful lake all afternoon.
ืืื ืื (ืืืืฉืื) ืืื ืืืื ืืฉืืื ืื ืืืจ ืืฆืืจืืื.
The town was changing quickly when we left.
ืืขืืืจื ืืืืชื ืชืื ืืื ืฉืื ืื ืืืจ ืืฉืขืืื ื.
We were at the beach
ืืืื ื ืืืืฃ ืืื
I was with a friend at the beach.
ืืืืชื ืขื ืืืจ ืืืืฃ ืืื.
we went to see the sunset
ืืืื ื ืืจืืืช ืืช ืืฉืงืืขื
I am trying to say
ืื ื ืื ืกื ืืืืจ
While I was stopping the car
ืืืื ืฉืขืฆืจืชื ืืช ืืืืื ืืช
While I was breaking, I thought about how I would be late.
ืืืื ืฉืฉืืจืชื, ืืฉืืชื ืืื ืืืืจ.
Everyone shouted
ืืืื ืฆืขืงื
Everyone was shouting
ืืืื (ืืื ืชืื ืืื ืืฆืขืืง ืขืงื
headache
ืึผึฐืึตื ืจึนืืฉื
We danced in the kitchen while the food was cooking.
ืจืงืื ื ืืืืื ืืืื ืฉืืืืื ืืืฉื.