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Imperfect progressive: estar (imperfect) + gerund

Imperfect progressive: estar (imperfect) + gerund

Structure:

estar (imperfect) + gerund

The imperfect progressive emphasizes an ongoing action interrupted by a preterite event.

Example:

Estaba estudiando cuando me llamaste. **Translation:** I was studying when you called me.

Examples

Estaba estudiando cuando me llamaste.

I was studying when you called me.

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Practice

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Estaba estudiando cuando me llamaste."

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