Meanings
nounpast continuous (uncountable)
- uncountablegrammarA tense used to describe actions and states continued in the past.
Synonyms: imperfect, imperfective past, past progressive
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tense used to describe actions and states continued in the past.
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Translations
Greek παρατατικός
- παρατατικός (paratatikós)past continuous
Hungarian folyamatos múlt
- folyamatos múltpast continuous
Japanese 過去進行形
- 過去進行形 (kako shinkōkei)past continuous
Persian گذشته استمراری
- گذشته استمراری (gozašte-ye estemrâri)past continuous
Polish czas przeszły ciągły
- czas przeszły ciągłypast continuous
Vietnamese thì quá khứ tiếp diễn
- thì quá khứ tiếp diễnpast continuous
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APA
past continuous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/past%20continuous
MLA
“past continuous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/past%20continuous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “past continuous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/past%20continuous.
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