Past Simple vs Past Continuous

• Группы
  • Past Simple
  • Past Continuous
• Варианты
  • to talk about a complete action in the past
  • to talk about an action which was in progress at a stated time in the past. We do not mention when the action started or finished
  • to show actions which happened one after the other in the past
  • to show two or more actions that were in progress at the same time
  • to talk about the lives of people who are no longer alive
  • to describe the atmosphere, weather or place before we describe the main event