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Grammar The Progressive Tenses Imperfect Progressive |
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The "imperfect progressive" tense is formed using the formula below:
imperfect indicative conjugation of estar + present participle of verb = imperfect progressive
The present participle (gerund) is formed with the stem of the verb plus -ando (for -ar verbs) or -iendo (for -er and -ir verbs). For example:
 hablar ---> hablando (talking)
comer ---> comiendo (eating)
vivir ---> viviendo (living)
Example: the present participle of hablar (to speak) is hablando. The table below shows the conjugation of estar and the proper formation of the imperfect progressive:
| estaba hablando |
(I was talking) |
| estabas hablando |
(you were talking) |
| estaba hablando |
(he/she/you were talking) |
| estábamos hablando |
(we were talking) |
| estabais hablando |
(you guys were talking) |
| estaban hablando |
(you all/they were talking) |
The imperfect progressive is used similar to the imperfect.
Él estaba hablando español.
He was speaking Spanish.
Yo estaba leyendo un libro.
I was reading a book.
Nosotros estábamos trabajando.
We were working.
Estaba zigzagueando.
He was zig-zagging.
El niño estaba durmiendo en la tarde.
The boy was sleeping in the evening.
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