Past Progressive - Grammar & Verb Tenses

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  • @carolinemiranda5438
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    Very well explained with great examples & practice questions. Thank you!

    • @ellii
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      You're welcome! Thanks for watching. We also have a new video on the Future Progressive coming out in November!

  • @NegasZero1
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    • @ellii
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      We're glad it helped them understand this verb tense!

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    Thank you for the video

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      @ellii  Год назад

      Good luck on your exam!

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    @med.sa3idbeidat631 Год назад +1

    Explanation Top
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    • @ellii
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    @injungsong9002 7 месяцев назад +1

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  • @helenaracayo1467
    @helenaracayo1467 9 месяцев назад

    Hello: I have a question:
    What is the difference "walk out" and "leave"? I hope you reply as soon as possible. Thanks a lot

    • @ellii
      @ellii  9 месяцев назад

      Hi! "Leave" can be used in any situation when you exit a place. "Walk out" usually implies that you're leaving during an unfinished event. E.g., I walked out of the movie because it was so boring.

    • @helenaracayo1467
      @helenaracayo1467 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@elliithank you so much!!!

  • @artslime4627
    @artslime4627 Год назад +2

    Very useful. Very nicely explained. Thank you

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  • @Larusii
    @Larusii 7 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks again a lot ELLII 😍😍🎶🎶😁😁☺☺😘😘

    • @ellii
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      You're welcome! Thanks for watching ❤️

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    @monamahdi8828 2 месяца назад

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    • @ellii
      @ellii  2 месяца назад

      Thanks a lot!

  • @DylanVtd4
    @DylanVtd4 3 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for the past progressive Ellii

    • @ellii
      @ellii  3 месяца назад +1

      It's our pleasure!

  • @Itsmealgorithm
    @Itsmealgorithm Год назад +42

    While I was making dinner,my phone fell in the water

    • @vichotimothy1436
      @vichotimothy1436 Год назад +3

      While i was walking on the pier,i fell to the water

    • @nabilkmael8851
      @nabilkmael8851 Год назад

      But while used in 2 long actions...is thar right?

    • @ellii
      @ellii  Год назад +5

      @@vichotimothy1436 Great example! The correct preposition is "into": While I was walking on the pier, I fell into the water.

    • @ellii
      @ellii  Год назад +5

      @@nabilkmael8851 "While" is most common with two long actions, but it is correct to use it for a long action that gets interrupted by a short action too.

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      @Jesse-k2x69 7 месяцев назад

      Skill issue (jk)

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  • @meltemkuran951
    @meltemkuran951 11 месяцев назад +1

    2.35 it’s written “ it started to rain when she was walking to school.” Instead of ‘when’ it should be ‘while’ as a meaning when it is not fit. Is there a mistake?

    • @meltemkuran951
      @meltemkuran951 11 месяцев назад

      While she was walking to school, it started to rain.
      When it started to rain, she was walking to school.

    • @ellii
      @ellii  11 месяцев назад

      Good question! You're correct that "while" is more common before a past progressive verb and "when" is more common before a simple past verb, but it is possible to use "when" in front of a past progressive verb too. These are all correct and have the same meaning:
      - It started to rain when she was walking to school.
      - It started to rain while she was walking to school.
      - She was walking to school when it started to rain.
      The only one that's not possible is "She was walking to school while it started to rain." Hope that clears things up!

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  • @Marvels3130
    @Marvels3130 10 месяцев назад

    How we know that the first verb before and after when will be progressive or non progressive

    • @ellii
      @ellii  10 месяцев назад

      Time markers and other verbs in the sentence help a lot! Try to figure out the context (= the situation when the action is happening). Also look for certain auxiliary verbs. For example, the Be verb (am, is, are, was, were, will be) is often followed by an -ing verb. The verb Have (have, has, had, will have) is often followed by a past participle form.

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    @JamaniTJohnson Месяц назад

    Last night, I was practicing how to stop stumbling on my words carefully. Every time I spoke, it messed them up. I had to find a way how to speak naturally.

    • @ellii
      @ellii  Месяц назад

      Good example of the past progressive in context! (One correction: it > I. Every time I spoke, I messed them up.)

  • @yashviraj2496
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    Thankyou so much it was my exam

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    @xsniaa16 17 дней назад

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    • @ellii
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      Try looking over these blog posts! We hope they help. ellii.com/blog/simple-past-vs-past-progressive and ellii.com/blog/creating-atmosphere-in-writing-with-the-past-progressive

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  • @nanarabaa1670
    @nanarabaa1670 9 месяцев назад +2

    I was studying when the door rang

    • @ellii
      @ellii  9 месяцев назад

      Great example! Note that we would say "doorbell" not "door." (I was studying when the doorbell rang.)

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    @Zakyhirosantoso 3 месяца назад

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  • @Tiashca
    @Tiashca 26 дней назад

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  • @Nabil123.
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  • @Justagirlxo_
    @Justagirlxo_ 7 месяцев назад

    It started to rain when she was walking to school? It doesn’t make sense to me.. It’s not what my teacher thought me.. isn’t that supposed to be It started to rain when she walked to school?

    • @ellii
      @ellii  7 месяцев назад

      "Started to rain" is a short action and "was walking" is long, so the past progressive is best. Maybe you're thinking of two long actions? You can say "It was raining while she was walking to school" (two past progressive verbs) or "It rained while she walked to school" (two simple past verbs). Hope that helps!

    • @Justagirlxo_
      @Justagirlxo_ 7 месяцев назад

      @@ellii idk, English is not my first language but my teacher thought me they after when there’s always gonna be past simple, and after a while there’s always gonna be past progressives
      Sometimes I don’t know where to put progressives and where to put simple..

    • @ellii
      @ellii  7 месяцев назад +1

      @@Justagirlxo_ Yeah it's a bit tricky. Just remember that the simple past is a good choice 99% of the time. The only time that the past progressive is really common and necessary is when a short action (simple past) interrupts a long action (past progressive).

    • @Justagirlxo_
      @Justagirlxo_ 7 месяцев назад

      @@ellii ok, I have a test tomorrow! Let’s hope it will be ok. Thank u 🙏🏼🖤

    • @Justagirlxo_
      @Justagirlxo_ 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@ellii thank u for the help! I got 100 on the test( I think it’s A+ in most of the countries)

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    @Iamjustagirlwhoishungry Год назад

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    @KerimaButika 10 месяцев назад

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    • @KerimaButika
      @KerimaButika 10 месяцев назад

      The different between while and when

    • @ellii
      @ellii  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks 🤗

  • @oviedo019
    @oviedo019 Год назад

    thank you so much for the video

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    @SÎHAMiBRAHIM-i5r 5 месяцев назад

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  • @bungeegum5628
    @bungeegum5628 Год назад

    I was laying on my bed, while listening to this video😁

    • @ellii
      @ellii  Год назад +1

      Great example! Here are two quick corrections: 1) You don't need a comma before "while" and 2) the correct verb is "lying." Here's a trick for lay vs. lie: If there's no direct object, use lie/lying. If there is, use lay/laying. This blog post has more info and examples: ellii.com/blog/lay-vs-lie-lets-lay-this-matter-to-rest

  • @prakashmohite7681
    @prakashmohite7681 11 месяцев назад

    I was washing dishes when my phone ranges

    • @ellii
      @ellii  11 месяцев назад

      Great example! The past tense of "ring" is "rang" so the sentence is "I was washing the dishes when my phone rang."

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    @gouriyadav7950 Год назад +1

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      Great idea! Taking notes helps me study too.

  • @margaritaaban8357
    @margaritaaban8357 2 месяца назад

    I was washing TV when the power went out

    • @ellii
      @ellii  2 месяца назад

      Great example, but note it's "watching TV" not "washing TV"

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    • @ellii
      @ellii  9 месяцев назад

      We're still the same company, only with a new name! Here's the reason for our name change: ruclips.net/video/diY5qRBbBrQ/видео.htmlsi=bXtv1JD3yB-WKvYx

  • @YT_fikhan
    @YT_fikhan 10 месяцев назад +1

    1. You are Reading
    2. She is Singing
    Tell me please sir 🙏

    • @ellii
      @ellii  10 месяцев назад +1

      Those examples are in the present progressive tense. The past progressive would be "You were reading" and "She was singing."

    • @YT_fikhan
      @YT_fikhan 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@ellii thank you

  • @helenshao2230
    @helenshao2230 Год назад

    That’s so much helpful

    • @ellii
      @ellii  Год назад

      We're happy our video helped you, Helen!

  • @YALLA_KORA714
    @YALLA_KORA714 Год назад

    ellii thx so much my mr made me a pop quiz and that helped i got 14\15

    • @ellii
      @ellii  Год назад

      Great score!

  • @남영뿐
    @남영뿐 10 месяцев назад +1

    1:10 - 1:54

  • @BACON_LORD0519
    @BACON_LORD0519 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you you are the best

    • @ellii
      @ellii  11 месяцев назад

      Thanks a lot!

  • @Itsmealgorithm
    @Itsmealgorithm Год назад

    While I was running, my sister was counting rounds

  • @najatshoaib6595
    @najatshoaib6595 Год назад

    Thank you very much

    • @ellii
      @ellii  Год назад

      Thanks for watching!

  • @JamaniTJohnson
    @JamaniTJohnson 5 месяцев назад

    I was sleeping on my bed for two hours yesterday afternoon.

    • @ellii
      @ellii  5 месяцев назад

      Great example!

  • @speedygamz
    @speedygamz Год назад

    thaks for giving us information
    kind regars
    speedygames

    • @ellii
      @ellii  Год назад

      It's our pleasure!

    • @ahmadnaja6405
      @ahmadnaja6405 Год назад

      ​@@elliihi Elliis thanks for giving us information but what is this question use the examples above to reexplain the grammatical rule to your colleagues who are still confused. Ask your colleagues to give two more examples to further illustrate each case pls help me

    • @ellii
      @ellii  Год назад

      @@ahmadnaja6405 They're asking you to explain the rules of how to form the past progressive in your own words (summarize/restate the rules). They want you to explain both cases (a long action interrupted by a short one and two long actions). Then you need to ask your colleagues to make up two more example sentences using the rule. Sounds like you'll be teaching, so be prepared with some example sentences of your own that you can use if your colleagues are stuck and can't think of anything. You could also give half the sentence and have them come up with the rest (e.g., "I was watching TV when/while..."). Hope that helps!

  • @NeryMaldonado-j4s
    @NeryMaldonado-j4s Год назад

  • @qazaleskandary8506
    @qazaleskandary8506 4 месяца назад

  • @ЛюбаПродан-ы2н
    @ЛюбаПродан-ы2н 11 месяцев назад

    thanks for the lesson

    • @ellii
      @ellii  11 месяцев назад

      Thanks for watching!

  • @travisking6595
    @travisking6595 9 месяцев назад

    Someone sat on my chair!

  • @Itsmealgorithm
    @Itsmealgorithm Год назад

    My father was watching news while I was making dinner