was/were sleeping = Past Continuous Tense
Giving is the present participle of give. Present participles are used to create the progressive tenses.Examples:am/is/are giving (present progressive)was/were giving (past progressive)will be giving (future progressive)The past tense of give is gave. The past participle is given.
Slept is the past tense and past participle of sleep.
Depending on how you use the words some are already in the past tense. Got is the past tense of get. Present: I will get a dog. Past: I got a dog. With is a general term. It doesn't change in the past tense. Had is the past tense of has and had. Depending on which style of past you are using [progressive, perfect, progressive perfect, simple] will dictate how you use the word.
Slept is the past tense of the verb sleep, so there is no past tense for it.
The past progressive tense of sleep is "was sleeping" or "were sleeping".
The past progressive tense of sleep is was/were sleeping.I was sleepingWe were sleepingYou were sleepingHe/She/It was sleepingThey were sleeping
Was/were sleeping.
was/were sleeping = Past Continuous Tense
The past progressive tense of the verb "sleep" is "was sleeping" or "were sleeping," depending on the subject.
Past progressive is formed with -- was/were + present participle was sleeping were sleeping
present tense past tense future tense present perfect tense past perfect tense future perfect tense present progressive tense past progressive tense future progressive tense present perfect progressive tense past perfect progressive tense future perfect progressive tense
There are actually 6: Present progressive tense Present perfect progressive tense Past progressive tense Past perfect progressive tense Future progressive tense Future perfect progressive tense The progressive tense is also known as the continuous tense.
The past progressive tense of "study" is "was/were studying."
Was/were starting is the past progressive tense of start.
was/were sleepingI was sleeping soundly last night when the phone rang.
The past progressive tense of be is was/were being.I/He/She/It was beingWe/You/They were being