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    The document compares the past progressive and past simple tenses, noting that the past progressive describes an action that continued over time in the past while the past simple describes a completed action. It provides examples of how the two tenses can be used together in one sentence, using "while" if the shorter action is mentioned first and "when" if the longer ongoing action is mentioned first.

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    The document compares the past progressive and past simple tenses, noting that the past progressive describes an action that continued over time in the past while the past simple describes a completed action. It provides examples of how the two tenses can be used together in one sentence, using "while" if the shorter action is mentioned first and "when" if the longer ongoing action is mentioned first.

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    The document compares the past progressive and past simple tenses, noting that the past progressive describes an action that continued over time in the past while the past simple describes a completed action. It provides examples of how the two tenses can be used together in one sentence, using "while" if the shorter action is mentioned first and "when" if the longer ongoing action is mentioned first.

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    PAST PROGRESSIVE - vs.

    PAST SIMPLE

    USE:
    We use the Past Simple to talk about a completed action in the past. We use the
    Past Progressive to talk about an action that continued over a period of time in the
    past.

    We can also use the Past Simple and the Past Progressive together in the same
    sentence, to show that one short action or event happened during a longer action
    or event. If we mention the shorter action first, we usually join the two parts of
    the sentence together with WHILE.

    EXAMPLES:
    "Tom arrived while we were talking about him."
    "She came in while I was doing my homework."

    If we mention the longer action first, we usually join the two parts of the sentence
    together with WHEN.

    EXAMPLES:
    "We were talking about Tom when he arrived."
    "I was doing my homework when she came in."

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