I had been walking / I was walking (past perfect continuous / past ...
Oct 23, 2008 · Does the so-what rule apply to the above tenses too? Best. GS Actually, the tenses in question are the past perfect continuous (or progressive) - had been walking - and …
slept / were sleeping (past simple/continuous) - WordReference …
Aug 4, 2009 · Let's see what others say. Now, I'd say "were actually sleeping", because the past progressive implies the entire period of time, whereas the simple past implies only, for …
Past simple and Past continuous in reported speech
Nov 22, 2021 · Here, the usual pattern is to use the past perfect for the first verb (to shift the time of the action back) and the past tense for the second verb (because it happened at the same …
Two actions happening at the same time in the past [Past …
Nov 2, 2019 · Hello. I was taught that when you are referring to the 2 actions happening at the same time in the past you use the Past Continuous I was cleaning the...
while + past simple/ past continuous | WordReference Forums
Aug 5, 2021 · Can the first sentence contain the past continuous and the second the past simple? For instance:While we were on a trip in Greece, we were doing everything together. We went …
all day yesterday: must use past continuous tense?
Sep 16, 2013 · The English simple past can act in the same way as the imperfect of many romance languages, to describe a continuous action in the past. 1. Peter studied all day …
As + past simple/past continuous | WordReference Forums
Apr 6, 2015 · The only difference is that the continuous forms emphasize the activity as something that takes place over time. However, the simple past really conveys the same …
"AS" followed by past simple or past continuous
Dec 17, 2018 · Yes, I was always told "while" can he followed by past continuous or past simple depending on the context, that's where my issue with verbs and conjunctions originates. I have …
I was eating / I ate (past continuous and simple)
Apr 26, 2012 · That's right. You normally use the past continuous to say that you were doing something when you were interrupted by another action. So you need the 2 actions in that …
just as/when + past simple/past continuous - WordReference …
Nov 20, 2019 · Can "just as/when" be used with either the past simple or tha past continuous depending on what we want to express - action in progress or completed action...