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    This document discusses the differences between using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It provides examples of how to use each tense to describe actions that were interrupted by other actions that took place in the past. Specifically: 1) The past continuous (was/were + verb+ing) is used to describe actions that were in progress or ongoing at a specific time in the past. 2) The past simple is used to describe the interrupting actions that occurred. 3) Several examples are given that show how to use these tenses together to describe interrupted past actions, such as "He was playing computer games when his mother called him."

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    This document discusses the differences between using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It provides examples of how to use each tense to describe actions that were interrupted by other actions that took place in the past. Specifically: 1) The past continuous (was/were + verb+ing) is used to describe actions that were in progress or ongoing at a specific time in the past. 2) The past simple is used to describe the interrupting actions that occurred. 3) Several examples are given that show how to use these tenses together to describe interrupted past actions, such as "He was playing computer games when his mother called him."

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    This document discusses the differences between using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It provides examples of how to use each tense to describe actions that were interrupted by other actions that took place in the past. Specifically: 1) The past continuous (was/were + verb+ing) is used to describe actions that were in progress or ongoing at a specific time in the past. 2) The past simple is used to describe the interrupting actions that occurred. 3) Several examples are given that show how to use these tenses together to describe interrupted past actions, such as "He was playing computer games when his mother called him."

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    Past Simple /

    Past Continuous
    How to use the Past Simple and the Past Continuous:

    Yesterday afternoon he was playing computer games when his mother called him.

    Verb in the Past Continuous Verb in the Past Simple


    Was / Were + verb + ing Interruption of the
     Action in progress action

    Move on 8º ano | Isabel Teixeira e Paula Menezes


    How to use the Past Simple and the Past Continuous:

    They were watching TV when they heard a strange noise in the kitchen.

    Verb in the Past Continuous Verb in the Past Simple


    Was / Were + verb + ing Interruption of the
     Action in progress action

    Move on 8º ano | Isabel Teixeira e Paula Menezes


    Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple
    or Past Continuous.

    1. was having (have) dinner with my friends when my parents


    I _____________
    arrived
    ____________ (arrive) to pick me up.

    was reading (read) in the library when his friends


    2. The student _______________
    called
    ______________ (call) him to play.

    was showing (show) how to play the new game


    3. The monitor ______________
    fell
    when one of the kids ____________ (fall) off the chair.

    was sleeping (sleep) when the film


    4. I don’t think Helen _______________
    started
    ______________ (start).
    Move on 8º ano | Isabel Teixeira e Paula Menezes
    Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple
    or Past Continuous.
    was doing
    5. While my mother _______________ (do) the shopping for my
    stole
    party, someone ______________ (steal) her car.

    were your brothers doing (your brothers / do) when you


    6. What ________________________
    got
    _____________ (get) home?

    was looking
    7. I ________________ saw
    (look) for a CD when I ______________
    (see) an old friend.

    were writing
    8. The students _________________ (write) their texts when the
    came
    teacher ________________ (come) in.
    Move on 8º ano | Isabel Teixeira e Paula Menezes

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