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Grammar detail: verb past progressive form

verb past progressive form - continuous past action

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verb て form

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いた

or the polite form

いました

expresses the idea of an activity in the past that was ongoing.

For example:

はひとりでそこに

んでいた。
She lived there by herself.

This form is also used when describing a state that once entered remains the case. For example:

その

は

んでいた。
The dog was dead.

It can also be used when describing an action that had completely finished by the time a linked action happened - the equivalent of 'had done ~' in English (known as the pluperfect or past perfect). For example:

らが

に

ていた。
The train had already left when they got to the station.

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Kanji used in this grammar

彼

ヒかれ he

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女

ジョニョニョウ woman; female おんな woman め woman

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住

ジュウすむ to live, to dwell すまう to live (concept)

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2

犬

ケンいぬ dog

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2

死

シ death しぬ die

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2

駅

エキ station

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2

着

チャクジャクつく to arrive つける to attach きる to wear きせる to make wear

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2

列

レツ row

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3

車

シャくるま car

1

出

シュツスイだす to take out, to put out でる to go out, to exit

1

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