This document provides examples of using the past continuous and simple past tenses in sentences describing scenes from the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness". The sentences describe actions that were ongoing (past continuous) or singular events that occurred at a specific time (simple past) in the plot, such as Chris cooking burgers while his landlord knocked on the door, or the board waiting for Chris when the secretary announced him. The examples illustrate the differences between using the past continuous and simple past verb tenses to describe past events.
Original Description:
Original Title
18 the pursuit of happyness - past continuous X simple past
This document provides examples of using the past continuous and simple past tenses in sentences describing scenes from the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness". The sentences describe actions that were ongoing (past continuous) or singular events that occurred at a specific time (simple past) in the plot, such as Chris cooking burgers while his landlord knocked on the door, or the board waiting for Chris when the secretary announced him. The examples illustrate the differences between using the past continuous and simple past verb tenses to describe past events.
This document provides examples of using the past continuous and simple past tenses in sentences describing scenes from the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness". The sentences describe actions that were ongoing (past continuous) or singular events that occurred at a specific time (simple past) in the plot, such as Chris cooking burgers while his landlord knocked on the door, or the board waiting for Chris when the secretary announced him. The examples illustrate the differences between using the past continuous and simple past verb tenses to describe past events.