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We use the Past Progressive:
• for actions that were happening at a specific point of time in the past.
I was sleeping at 11 o’clock yesterday evening.
• to describe background scenes to a story.
It was snowing and the town was white and peaceful.
• for actions that were happening at the same time in the past. In this case we usually use while.
While I was watching TV, my brother was playing computer games.
• for an action that was happening in the past and was interrupted by another action. We use the
Past Progressive for the longer action and the Past Simple for the shorter action. We usually
use as, while and when.
We were entering the house when the phone rang.
NOTE:
Stative verbs are not usually used in the Past Progressive.
Time clauses (b when, while, as, as soon as)
Time clauses are introduced with when, while, as, and as soon as.
I was preparing lunch while they were watching TV.
As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called me.
NOTE:
• When the time clause comes before the main clause, the two clauses are separated by
a comma. When the time clause comes after the main clause, the two clauses are not
separated by a comma.
• We use when or as soon as + Past Simple (time clause) + Past Simple (main clause) for
two actions that happened one after the other in the past.
As soon as they left, I went to bed.
When I turned on the TV, I saw the bad news.
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