past continuous

English

Noun

past continuous (uncountable)

1. (grammar) A tense used to describe actions and states continued in the past.

Synonyms

• imperfect
• imperfective past
• past progressive

Related terms

• past perfect continuous
• present continuous

Translations

past continuous

• Greek: παρατατικός (el) m (paratatikós)
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• Persian: گذشته استمراری (gozašte-ye estemrâri)

Further reading

• past continuous on Wikipedia.Wikipedia