Video lesson · Past Simple vs Past Progressive (Continuous)

In the Middle of Something vs Chain of Events

Name: Past Simple vs Continuous: interruption or chain of events, video
Uploaded: 2026-06-09T11:27:51.965Z
Duration: 53 s
Description: 53-second video: Past Continuous for the background action something interrupts, Past Simple for events that happen one after another.

Video explanation · 0:53

Past Progressive for things that happened (Past Simple) in the middle of something else (Past Progressive). Past Simple to say that one thing happened after another.

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