Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice
Episode: Past progressive: Doing X when Y happened
Description: Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks!In the past progressive tense, we talk about doing something when something else occurs. For example: "I was eating dinner when the President called me."Β The President's call interrupts the first action.1. I was watching TV when the power failed.2.Β I was watching TV when the lights went out.3. I was listening to the radio when the electricity failed.4. I was reading a book when my phone rang.5. Sh...