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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