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Grammar detail: verb て form + いました／いた
verb て form + いました／いた past continuous
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My current mastery of this grammar point:
verb て form
+ いた
or the more polite いました
forms the past continuous, meaning 'was doing (something)'.For example:
た 食 べる I eat |
た 食 べている I am eating |
た 食 べた I ate |
た 食 べていた I was eating |
た 食 べていました I was eating (polite) |
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