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Past Simple

Past Continuous

Past Perfect

a completed action in the past

no connection to the present

we usually know when they happened in the past

used to talk about actions in progress in the past

often use it to describe past action in progress which was interrupted by another action in the past

also used to describe 2 actions happening at the same time in past, using the word 'while'

often use it to describe past action in progress which was interrupted by another action in the past

also used to describe 2 actions happening at the same time in past, using the word 'while'

Used to talk about an earlier action in the past

Gives information about the order of events in past - what happened first