I was doing (past continuous) and i did (past simple)

I was doing (past continuous) and i did (past simple)

   March 14, 2019       barkha verma

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I was doing (past continuous) and I did (past simple)

Jack was reading a book.
The phone rang.
He stopped reding.
He answered the phone.

• What happened?   the phone rang (past simple)
• What was jack doing when the phone rang?  (past continuous)
• He was reading a book. (past continuous)
• What did he do when the phone rang? (past simple)
• He stopped reading and answered the phone. (past simple)
• Jack began reading before the phone rang. (past simple)
• So: when the phone rang. he was reading. (past continuous)

Past simple

• I started work at 9 o'clock and finished at 4.30. At 2.30 I was working.
• It was raining when we went out. 
• I saw Lucy and Steve this morning. They were waiting at the bus stop. 
• Jenny fell asleep while she was reading.