Imperfect Progressive

Imperfect Progressive

The imperfect progressive

The imperfect progressive tense tells what a person was doing. It's especially useful when you want to emphasize the fact that an action in the past was interrupted.

Imperfect progressive formula

estar (imperfect) + gerundio

Open Ended

Conjugate estar in the imperfect (yo) form

el gerundio = -ing

The gerundio is used for verb that ends in -ing.

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Ex. I was driving​

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how to form el gerundio

AR - ando ER/IR - iendo​​

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how to form el gerundio

AR - ando ER/IR - iendo

​Pelear Beber

Peleando Bebiendo​

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Combine the two

Estaba comiendo = I was eating

Estaba pidiendo = I was ordering​

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Open Ended

¿Que estaba haciendo? (use estar + el gerundio)

Open Ended

¿Queé estabas haciendo ayer? (use estar + el gerundio)