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    The document discusses the use of the past continuous tense in English. It provides examples of when to use the past continuous tense, including to talk about an action in progress at a specific time in the past, to describe a past action that was interrupted by another past action, to describe two simultaneous past actions using "while", to set the scene or begin a story or anecdote, and to talk about an earlier past action when discussing events in the past.

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    The document discusses the use of the past continuous tense in English. It provides examples of when to use the past continuous tense, including to talk about an action in progress at a specific time in the past, to describe a past action that was interrupted by another past action, to describe two simultaneous past actions using "while", to set the scene or begin a story or anecdote, and to talk about an earlier past action when discussing events in the past.

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    The document discusses the use of the past continuous tense in English. It provides examples of when to use the past continuous tense, including to talk about an action in progress at a specific time in the past, to describe a past action that was interrupted by another past action, to describe two simultaneous past actions using "while", to set the scene or begin a story or anecdote, and to talk about an earlier past action when discussing events in the past.

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    We use this tense for finished actions in the past (when we say, ask or

    The plane didn’t arrive on time.


    know when they happened).

    What were you doing at six o’clock last We use this tense to talk about an action in progress at a specific time
    night? in the past.

    I was driving along the motorway when it We use this tense to describe a past action in progress which was
    started snowing. interrupted by another action (expressed in the past simple).

    While I was doing the housework the We often use this tense with ‘while’ for two actions happening at the
    children were playing in the garden. same time.

    It was a cold night and it was raining. I was We often use this tense to describe the beginning of a story or
    watching TV in the sitting room… anecdote.

    We couldn’t get a table in the restaurant We use this tense when we are talking about the past and we want to
    because we hadn’t booked. talk about an earlier past action.

    We use this tense for finished actions in the past (when we say, ask or
    The plane didn’t arrive on time.
    know when they happened).

    What were you doing at six o’clock last We use this tense to talk about an action in progress at a specific time
    night? in the past.

    I was driving along the motorway when it We use this tense to describe a past action in progress which was
    started snowing. interrupted by another action (expressed in the past simple).

    While I was doing the housework the We often use this tense with ‘while’ for two actions happening at the
    children were playing in the garden. same time.

    It was a cold night and it was raining. I was We often use this tense to describe the beginning of a story or
    watching TV in the sitting room… anecdote.

    We couldn’t get a table in the restaurant We use this tense when we are talking about the past and we want to
    because we hadn’t booked. talk about an earlier past action.

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