Yes, "You were speaking" is an example of the past progressive tense, which indicates an ongoing action that was happening in the past. The present progressive tense would be "You are speaking."
The past progressive tense of the verb "to be" is "was/were being." For example, "He was being helpful" or "They were being considerate."
The past progressive tense of "ring" is "was ringing" or "were ringing," depending on the subject. For example: "I was ringing the doorbell" or "They were ringing the bells."
"Is" is the present tense, third person singular conjugation of "to be". "Is" does not have a progressive tense, but "to be" does. It is "being".The past progressive is formed with was/were + being.I was beingWe were beingYou were beingHe/she was beingThey were being
The past perfect progressive tense of go is were/was going.I was goingWe were goingYou were goingHe/She/It was goingThey were going
Yes, "You were speaking" is an example of the past progressive tense, which indicates an ongoing action that was happening in the past. The present progressive tense would be "You are speaking."
The past progressive tense of the verb "to be" is "was/were being." For example, "He was being helpful" or "They were being considerate."
The past progressive tense of "ring" is "was ringing" or "were ringing," depending on the subject. For example: "I was ringing the doorbell" or "They were ringing the bells."
"Is" is the present tense, third person singular conjugation of "to be". "Is" does not have a progressive tense, but "to be" does. It is "being".The past progressive is formed with was/were + being.I was beingWe were beingYou were beingHe/she was beingThey were being
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The past perfect progressive tense of go is were/was going.I was goingWe were goingYou were goingHe/She/It was goingThey were going
The past progressive tense of "see" is "was seeing" or "were seeing," depending on the subject pronoun. For example: "I was seeing," "You were seeing," "He/she/it was seeing," "We were seeing," "They were seeing."
The past progressive tense of "jump" is "was jumping" or "were jumping", depending on the subject. For example, "He was jumping over the fence."
The past progressive tense of serve is was/were serving.I was servingWe were servingYou were servingHe/She/It was servingThey were serving
The past progressive tense of "feel" is "was feeling" or "were feeling," depending on the subject pronoun. For example, "I was feeling happy" or "They were feeling anxious."
The past progressive tense of "study" is "was/were studying."
Was/were starting is the past progressive tense of start.