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Past Simple VS Past Continuous
Past Simple VS Past Continuous
1. THIS TIME + OKREŚLENIE PRZESZŁOŚCI (YESTERDAY, LAST YEAR, LAST MONDAY)+ Past Continuous.
This time last year I was lying on the beach in Miami.
This time yesterday she was sleeping.
What were you doing this time 2 days ago?
2. WHILE + (99,9%) Past Continuous = podczas gdy
While I was going to school, I met a friend.
My dad was watching TV while my mum was cleaning house.
Yesterday I came home, took off my shoes and I switched/turned on the TV.
Gdy mówimy o dwóch (max 3) czynnościach w przeszłości, z których jedna (bądź dwie) były
wykonywane (czynności niedokonane), a druga czynność (czynność dokonana) je/ją ‘przerwała’.
When/While I was having a boring English lesson, my brother was playing computer games.
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When my mum was watching TV, my dad was vacuuming the house.