Past Simple and Past continuous - (Topic: entertainment events)

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Short Power Point to give an explanation on the use of

these past verb tenses.

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"​While he was waiting for the concert, it started to rain."

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Past continuous gives us the background information.

Past simple tells us about a shorter action

or interruption.

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​ "While she was listening to the opera,

her husband was going to a jazz concert."

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​When two things were happening at the same time, we use the Past Continuous in both sentences.

"​He was singing at the opera for three hours."

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​We use the Past Continuous to emphasize the idea that the action lasted for some time.

​"He was playing the bass at 7 p.m."

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We use the past continuous to talk about things which were happening at or around a fixed time.

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