IMPERFECT (PAST-PROGRESSIVE) TENSE


USE THE IMPERFECT:
  
Tto describe actions or states in progress in the past in which neiter beginning nor the end matters.
	Ayer a las cinco me baaba.  
	(Yesterday, at 5, I was bathing.)


To describe two or more actions in progress in the past that occured simultaneously. Use 'mientras' and 'y' to connect them.
	Yo tocaba guitarra y t cantabas.
	(I was playing the guitar and you were singing.)


To describe an action in progress in the past which was interrupted by another action. Use 'cuando' to connect them.
	Mi novio me besaba cuando mi padre abri la puerta.
	(My boyfriend was kissing me when my father opened the door.)


To describe habitual actions in the past.
	Todos los das me miraba en clase.
	(Everyday I was looking at myself in class.)