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Past simple and past continuous
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while, when and suddenly |
You often use the past continuous and the past simple together to talk about two actions in the past.
- Use the past continuous to talk about an action that was in progress around a time in the past.
- Use the past simple to talk about an action that 1) happened during, or 2) stopped the action in the past continue.
| When Lord Hunter died at eight o’clock, you were having dinner. |
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| The butler found Lord Hunter’s body while/when he was tidying the library. |
| The butler was tidying the library when he found Lord Hunter’s body. |
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while, when and suddenly
- You often use while with the past continuous: He died while I was sleeping.
- Use when with the past continuous and past simple: He died when I was sleeping. I was sleeping when he died.
- Use suddenly to describe an immediate change: The sun was shining. Suddenly, it started raining.
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| Rooms: bedroom, dining room, kitchen, library, living room, study |
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EXERCISES⇒
