"I was sleeping" or "I slept".
The past progressive tense of "sleep" is "was sleeping" or "were sleeping." It is formed by using the past tense of "to be" (was/were) and the present participle form of "sleeping."
Past progressive tense for "sleep":I was sleepingWe were sleepingYou were sleepingHe/she was sleepingThey were sleeping
The past progressive tense of "sleep" is "was sleeping" or "were sleeping," depending on the subject. For example, you might say, "I was sleeping" or "They were sleeping." This tense describes an action that was ongoing in the past.
I/he/she/it was sleeping. You/we/they were sleeping.
The verb "were sleeping" is in the past continuous tense.
Past progressive is formed with -- was/were + present participle was sleeping were sleeping
Was/were sleeping.
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was/were sleeping = Past Continuous Tense
The past progressive tense of sleep is was/were sleeping.I was sleepingWe were sleepingYou were sleepingHe/She/It was sleepingThey were sleeping
"Sleep" can be both a noun and a verb, so you can use it in the past, present, or future tense. For example, "I slept" (past tense), "I am sleeping" (present continuous tense), and "I will sleep" (future tense).
was/were sleepingI was sleeping soundly last night when the phone rang.