10/10/2017
WE USE THE PAST SIMPLE:
when we are talking about an event that happened at a particular time in the past
We arrived home before dark
The film started at seven thirty.
WE USE THE PAST CONTINUOUS:
when we are talking about something which happened before and after a given time in the past
It was just after ten. I was watching the news on TV.
At half-time we were losing 1-0.
when we are talking about something happening before and after another action in the past:
He broke his leg when he was playing rugby.
She saw Jim as he was driving away.
