The Past Continuous (also called Past Progessive) talks about an action that started in the past and continued in the past.
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was were |
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verb + ~ing |
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Past simple |
When I got to class, the teacher took attendance. |
First, I got to class. Second, the teacher took attendance. |
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Past continuous |
When I got to class, the teacher was taking attendance. |
First, the teacher took attendance. I got to class, and the teacher continued to take attendance. |
The activities, What were they all doing when I opened the door and You were standing in a post office when a robbery took place from Play Games With English: Book Two.
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