Was/were staying.
The past progressive of "to stay" is "was staying" or "were staying" depending on the subject of the sentence. For example, "I was staying at a hotel" or "They were staying with friends."
The past progressive tense of "study" is "was/were studying."
The past progressive of think is was/were thinking. The past perfect of see is had seen.
Use past progressive tense to indicate an action that was ongoing in the past. Use past perfect progressive tense to show a continuous action that started before a certain point in the past and continued up to that point.
The past progressive tense of be is was/were being.I/He/She/It was beingWe/You/They were being
The past progressive tense of sleep is "was sleeping" or "were sleeping".
Past progressive tense.
The past progressive (past continuous) is "was visiting." (were visiting) The past perfect progressive is "had been visiting."
Past progressive.
Present: show, Past: showed, Future: will show, Present Continuous: is showing, Present Perfect: has shown, Present Perfect Continuous: has been showing, Past Continuous: was showing, Past Perfect: had shown, Past Perfect Continuous: had been showing, Future Continuous: will be showing, Future Perfect: will have shown, Future Perfect Continuous: will have been showing.
The past progressive tense of "study" is "was/were studying."
the form of the past tense are past progressive,past perfect progressive,past perfect simple.
Use past progressive tense to indicate an action that was ongoing in the past. Use past perfect progressive tense to show a continuous action that started before a certain point in the past and continued up to that point.
Present progressive, past progressive, and future progressive
Was/were starting is the past progressive tense of start.
Past simple - I laughed. Past progressive - I was laughing.
The past progressive of think is was/were thinking. The past perfect of see is had seen.
The past perfect progressive tense of work is "had been working".