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past imperfect tense
Noun
uncountable
usually
Japanese Meaning
過去進行形：過去のある時点で進行中だった動作や状態を表す活用形（例：英語では「was/were＋～ing」の形）
（ plural ）
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A grammatical tense which expresses the past as an action which was still going on at the point in time described, say someone was ...ing
something, as opposed to the already accomplished counterpart past perfect tense (where the action took place even further in the past)
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past imperfect tense
In many grammar textbooks, the term past imperfect tense is used to describe actions that were ongoing in the past, like she was reading
.
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In many grammar textbooks, the term past imperfect tense is used to describe actions that were ongoing in the past, like she was reading
.
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