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Past Simple vs. Past Progressive Guide by Oana Dinu is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document contrasts the simple past and past progressive tenses in English. The simple past is used to describe actions completed in the past, while the past progressive emphasizes that an action was ongoing at a certain time in the past. Certain verbs like state of being, possession, senses, feelings and brain work are usually only used in the simple past. The simple past uses regular verbs like "talked" and irregular forms, while the past progressive adds "was/were" before the present participle ("-ing

Author

Oana Dinu

Language

EN