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    The document discusses using the past continuous tense to describe an activity that was ongoing in the past but was interrupted by another past action. Examples are provided such as "They were walking home when it started to rain" and "I was taking a shower when the phone rang" to illustrate using the past continuous to talk about unfinished past activities that were interrupted.

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    The document discusses using the past continuous tense to describe an activity that was ongoing in the past but was interrupted by another past action. Examples are provided such as "They were walking home when it started to rain" and "I was taking a shower when the phone rang" to illustrate using the past continuous to talk about unfinished past activities that were interrupted.

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    The document discusses using the past continuous tense to describe an activity that was ongoing in the past but was interrupted by another past action. Examples are provided such as "They were walking home when it started to rain" and "I was taking a shower when the phone rang" to illustrate using the past continuous to talk about unfinished past activities that were interrupted.

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    Past continuous for interruptions


    We use the past continuous to describe an
    activity that was unfinished and interrupted
    by another action in the past.

    They were walking home when it started to


    rain .

    I was taking a shower when the phone rang.

    phone rang

    ~ present

    OFF2CLASS

    Essay outline Paragraphs


    WHAT WERE YOU DOING WHEN?
    CHOOSE A MOMENT IN THE PAST WHEN YOU WERE DOING SOMETHING
    AND HAD TO STOP IT IN ORDER TO DO SOMETHING ELSE.

    I was
    you were
    he/she/it was
    we were
    you were
    they were

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