HyperDic: past_progressive

English > 1 sense of the expression *past progressive*:
NOUN	relation	past progressive, past progressive tense	a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past

English > *past progressive*: 1 sense > noun 1, relation
Meaning	A progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past.
Example	"'I had been running' is an example of the past progressive"
Synonym	past progressive tense
Broader	progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense	A tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going