I worked...)
and
• He
worked
hard all his
(not
He was working...)
We use the past simple rather than the past continuous when we are talking about repeated
actions or events in the past:
• We visited Spain three times last
We
were visiting...)
•
I went
past her house every day.
(not
I was going...)
• She
slept
very badly whenever she stayed with her
(not
...was sleeping...)
However, the past continuous can also be used when we want to emphasise that the repeated
actions only went on for a limited and temporary period of past time (See also Unit 2C):
• When Carlo was in hospital, we
were visiting
him twice a day. (or ...we
visited...)
• To get fit for the race, I
was going
to the sports centre every day. (or
...I went...)
We use the past continuous when the repeated actions or events provide a longer background to
something else that happened (see A):
• During the time I started to get chest pains,
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