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Author's Instructions
Past continuous tense for interrupted actions
(PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AND ADD IN THE APPROPRIATE VERB TO FINISH THE LINE EXPRESSING AN INTERRUPTED ACTION)
See example below:
I was listening to the radio when the phone rang
[We use the past continuous with the simple past when a long action is interrupted by a short action in the past.
We generally use the word ‘when’ to join the two actions together.
Long action (past continuous): I was listening to the radio (this action is in progress)
‘When’ a short action (simple past): The phone rang (this action interrupted the first action).
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Author's Instructions
Past continuous tense for interrupted actions
(PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AND ADD IN THE APPROPRIATE VERB TO FINISH THE LINE EXPRESSING AN INTERRUPTED ACTION)
See example below:
I was listening to the radio when the phone rang
[We use the past continuous with the simple past when a long action is interrupted by a short action in the past.
We generally use the word ‘when’ to join the two actions together.
Long action (past continuous): I was listening to the radio (this action is in progress)
‘When’ a short action (simple past): The phone rang (this action interrupted the first action).