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2. Uses of English verb forms - Wikipedia

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   The past progressive or past continuous construction combines progressive aspect with past tense, and is formed using the past tense of be (was or were) with the present participle of the main verb. It indicates an action that was ongoing at the past time being considered: At three o'clock yesterday, I was working in the garden.

3. Past tense - Wikipedia

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   The simple past is used for describing single occurrences or habitual occurrences in the past, and sometimes for states existing in the past with no connection to the present (or where such connection is irrelevant), and sometimes for states and sensual perceptions existing in the past. The past progressive (past continuous) is formed using the ...

4. List of English irregular verbs - Wikipedia

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   This is followed by the simple past tense , and then the past participle. If there are irregular present tense forms (see below), these are given in parentheses after the infinitive. (The present participle and gerund forms of verbs, ending in -ing, are always regular. In English, these are used as verbs, adjectives, and nouns.)

5. Pluperfect - Wikipedia

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   English also has a past perfect progressive (or past perfect continuous) construction, such as had been working. This is the past equivalent of the present perfect progressive , and is used to refer to an ongoing action that continued up to the past time of reference.

6. Imperfect - Wikipedia

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   Imperfect meanings in English are expressed in different ways depending on whether the event is continuous or habitual.. For a continuous action (one that was in progress at a particular time in the past), the past progressive (past continuous) form is used, as in "I was eating"; "They were running fast."

7. New Jersey sinkhole: Photos show 40-foot-deep depression on ...

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   In the past 15 years, sinkhole damage has cost an average of $300 million a year in the United States. A sinkhole that formed on the eastbound side of I-80 near Wharton, New Jersey caused traffic ...