past tense vs past continuous tense

​continuing activities in the past

​Subject+ helping Verbs+ based verb+ing

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​I was cooking

​She was cooking

​He was cooking

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​They were cooking

We were cooking

​You were cooking

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​- listen

​- study

​- make

​-play

​- jump

​- drink

​- speak

​Activities that happen in the certain time in the past

​Subject + verb 2 + object + adverb of time (yesterday, last night, last Monday, an hour ago)

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​I went to Bali last week.

​She watched new movie last night.

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​negative:

​I didn't go to Bali last week.

​I was studying English when she called me.

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When she called me, I was studying English.

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​She called me while I was studying English

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​WHile I was studying English, she called me.