was/were sleeping
I was sleeping soundly last night when the phone rang.
The past progressive tense of sleep is was/were sleeping.I was sleepingWe were sleepingYou were sleepingHe/She/It was sleepingThey were sleeping
The past progressive tense of study is:I/He/She/It was studying.You/We/They were studying.
"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).
"Becoming present" is in the present progressive tense. It is used to describe an action that is currently happening or in progress.
The present perfect is -- have /has + past participle = has/have slept.
Past progressive tense for "sleep":I was sleepingWe were sleepingYou were sleepingHe/she was sleepingThey were sleeping
I/he/she/it was sleeping. You/we/they 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
Past progressive is formed with -- was/were + present participle was sleeping were sleeping
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."
Was/were sleeping.
was/were sleeping = Past Continuous Tense
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
The past progressive tense of study is:I/He/She/It was studying.You/We/They were studying.
Was/were starting is the past progressive tense of start.
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.
No, it is an example of the past progressive tense. "You are speaking." is the present progressive tense.