Phrase guide

past continuous

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A tense used to describe actions and states continued in the past.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Greek: παρατατικός (paratatikós) — past continuous
  • Hungarian: folyamatos múlt — past continuous
  • Japanese: 過去進行形 (kako shinkōkei) — past continuous
  • Malayalam: തുടർച്ചാഭൂതകാലം (tuṭaṟccābhūtakālaṁ) — past continuous
  • Mongolian: өнгөрсөнд үргэлжилж буй цаг (öngörsönd ürgelžilž buj cag) — past continuous
  • Persian: گذشته استمراری (gozašte-ye estemrâri) — past continuous
  • Vietnamese: thì quá khứ tiếp diễn — past continuous