Follow this structure to form the past progressive tense:
For example:
The past progressive tense of be is was/were being.I/He/She/It was beingWe/You/They were being
The tense of "was listening" is past continuous, also known as past progressive. It is formed by using the past tense of "to be" (was) and the present participle of the main verb (listening).
I/he/she/it was sleeping. You/we/they were sleeping.
The past perfect progressive tense of the verb "try" is "had been trying."
Progressive verbs indicae ongoing action. Present Progressive: "I am taking Spanish this year in school." Past Progressive: "I was taking Spanish ... " Future Progressive: "I will be taking Spanish next year."
The past progressive tense of be is was/were being.I/He/She/It was beingWe/You/They were being
The tense of "was listening" is past continuous, also known as past progressive. It is formed by using the past tense of "to be" (was) and the present participle of the main verb (listening).
was/were sleeping = Past Continuous Tense
The term "was sitting" is a verb in the past progressive tense.
The past progressive tense of the verb "awake" is:I/He/She/It was awaking.You/We/They were awaking.
I/he/she/it was sleeping. You/we/they were sleeping.
The past perfect progressive tense of the verb "try" is "had been trying."
Formed is the past tense. Form is the present tense.
Progressive verbs indicae ongoing action. Present Progressive: "I am taking Spanish this year in school." Past Progressive: "I was taking Spanish ... " Future Progressive: "I will be taking Spanish next year."
You were issued.
The progressive tense has the form - be + present participle.eg is/was watching.The tense of the be verb determines the tense of the progressive verb form.eg was watching is past progressive. is watching is present progressive.With an auxiliary verb have or has the present perfect progressive is formed.eg have been watching, has been watchingWith had the past perfect progressive is formed:eg had been watching
The past progressive tense indicates continuing action, something that was happening at some point in the past. For example - I was riding my bike all day yesterday. Or, I lost my watch while I was running