Two actions at the same time (in the past)
| Past Continous (weas/were + Ving) refers to the first action, which was in progress when the second action (simple past) occurred. |
| A. While i was eating dinner , the telephone rang. |
| B. The telephone range while i was eating dinner. |
| C. When the telephone rang , i was eating dinner. |
| D. I was eating dinner when the telephone rang. |
| Past Continous can also be used to indicate only one action, which occurred in the past: |
| What was John doing yesterday? |
| He was working at the factory. |
| What were they doing yesterday? |
| They were playingsoccer. |
| What were you doing yesterday? |
| I was studyingEnglish. |
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