past: ran past perfect: had run past progressive: was/were running past perfect progressive: had been running
Past progressive tense.
The past progressive (past continuous) is "was visiting." (were visiting) The past perfect progressive is "had been visiting."
"Ran" is in the past tense.
The past progressive tense has two forms: simple past progressive (e.g., "I was reading") and past perfect progressive (e.g., "I had been reading"). Both forms indicate an ongoing action in the past.
The past progressive tense of "study" is "was/were studying."
The past progressive of "think" is "was thinking" or "were thinking." The past perfect of "see" is "had seen."
the form of the past tense are past progressive,past perfect progressive,past perfect simple.
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 "stop" is "was stopping" or "were stopping" depending on the subject.