PAST CONTINUOUS VS PAST SIMPLE TENSE

Označava radnju koja je trajala Označava radnju koja se

u nekom trenutku u prošlosti ili određeni desila(i završila) u prošlosti:
vremenski period u prošlosti:
At 7 o’clock yesterday, I was having a shower. I fell off a bike yesterday.
Tom was watching TV for 2 hours yesterday. I watched a great movie last night.

Jedna radnja može trajati u prošlosti (Past Continuous) a druga je prekida(Past Simple):
I was reading a book when the doorbell rang.
Susan was watching a movie when she heard a noise.
Obično ta radnja koja prekida drugu se uvodi rečju WHEN i uvek je u Past Simple Tense-u.

Dve radnje mogu trajati uporedo:

John was reading a book while I was making dinner.
While we were having dinner together our children were playing computer games.
Tu nailazimo na reč WHILE nakon koje obično ide Past Continuous Tense.