left
the hotel.
• When he realised
I was looking
at him, he
turned
away.
• Erika
dropped
her bag while she
was getting
into her car.
We often use the past simple to talk about a completed past event and the past continuous to
describe the situation that existed at the time. The completed event might have interrupted the
situation, or just occurred while the situation or event was in progress.
We don't normally use the past continuous with certain verbs describing states (see Unit 2A):
• This house
belonged to
the King of
(not
...was belonging to...)
When we talk about two past actions or events that went on over
the same period of time, we can often use the past continuous for both:
• Sally
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