Was/were shining.
The past progressive tense of "shine" is "was shining" or "were shining".
The simple past of "to shine" is "shone."
The past progressive tense of "study" is "was/were studying."
The five progressive tenses in English are: present progressive (e.g., I am eating), past progressive (e.g., She was watching), future progressive (e.g., They will be sleeping), present perfect progressive (e.g., We have been studying), and past perfect progressive (e.g., He had been working).
Yes, "You were speaking" is an example of the past progressive tense, which indicates an ongoing action that was happening in the past. The present progressive tense would be "You are speaking."
The past progressive tense of the word "plan" is "was planning".
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The simple past of "to shine" is "shone."
The five progressive tenses in English are: present progressive (e.g., I am eating), past progressive (e.g., She was watching), future progressive (e.g., They will be sleeping), present perfect progressive (e.g., We have been studying), and past perfect progressive (e.g., He had been working).
The past progressive tense of "study" is "was/were studying."
Was/were starting is the past progressive tense of start.
The past tense is shone.
Yes, "You were speaking" is an example of the past progressive tense, which indicates an ongoing action that was happening in the past. The present progressive tense would be "You are speaking."
The past progressive tense of the verb "to be" is "was/were being." For example, "He was being helpful" or "They were being considerate."
The past progressive tense of the word "plan" is "was planning".
The past progressive tense of sleep is "was sleeping" or "were sleeping".
"Is smiling" is the present progressive tense (third person). The past progressive tense is "was smiling".
Past progressive tense.