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| Imperfect
Progressive |
Progressive
tenses use a form of "to be" along with
the present participle of the verb or action stated.
The participle form in English is the "---ing"
form of a verb. |
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An
English Verb Conjugated in the Imperfect Progressive
Tense |
| I
was driving |
we
were driving |
| you
were driving |
y'all
were driving |
| he,
she, it was driving |
they
were driving |
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| Note
that the only change in these tenses is what you
do with the verb to
be. The same thing will be
true in Spanish. |
The
imperfect progressive shows something on-going in
the past. There is no indicated time reference for
a beginning or an end. Hence, it is normally used
to provide background information for other events
that occurred during the "on-going process."
This tense can refer to any given length of time. |
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In
Spanish, you use the verb estar
(to be) along with the -ando
or -iendo
form of a verb. |
| AR
verbs: |
-ando |
| ER
&
IR
verbs: |
-iendo |
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| For
- AR
verbs: |
For
putting an -ar
verb into the imperfect progressive, study the following
chart where estar
is conjugated in the imperfect tense. You can substitute
any -ar
verb into the ---- (dashes) and attach the -ando
ending to achieve the results in the right column.
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| For
- ER
verbs: |
For
putting ER
verbs into the imperfect progressive, study
the following chart where estar
is conjugated in the imperfect tense. You can substitute
any -er
verb into the ---- (dashes) and attach the -iendo
ending to achieve the results in the right column.
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| For
- IR
verbs: |
For
putting IR
verbs into the imperfect progressive, study
the following chart where estar
is conjugated in the imperfect tense. You can substitute
any -ir
verb into the ---- (dashes) and attach the -iendo
ending to achieve the results in the right column.
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ESTAR
(ladies)
