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Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

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Usage Examples Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

  • My mother was cooking for five hours on Sunday. -
  • I was studying at the library all day yesterday. -
  • My mother bought a new bag yesterday. -
  • We found the keys we were looking for yesterday. -
  • I was standing in the line when I saw Mary. -
  • Which song were you singing when I came in? -
  • Where was Rob going when he lost his phone? -
  • Were you sleeping when everything happened? -
  • When I woke up, it was snowing. -
  • Lisa was studying when Joe called her. -
  • Anna was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house. -
  • My wife arrived when I was having a bath. -
  • I went to Tokyo last month. -
  • Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise. -
  • Just as Ted was finishing his homework, he remembered another exercise he had to do. -
  • Were they smiling when they saw you? -
  • I was reading when the doorbell rang. -
  • The bird was singing in the garden when the cat attacked it. -
  • You weren't dancing at noon yesterday. -
  • Paula was running when the storm started. -