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1.
I
nterrupted action
I was taking a bath when the phone rang.
Usually the action that interrupts the long action is the Past Simple.
5.Specific time
Last night at 6PM,I was eating dinner.
4.Parallel actions
I was watching TV and he was reading.
3.An annoying and repeated action (always)
He was always leaving the tap running.
Words like 'always' should be placed between the auxiliary 'be' and the present participle.
2.describing a
m
ood/atmosphere
When I walked into the bar, Danny and Fred were arguing again. Chris was chatting to the barman with his usual pint. Peter and Sarah were flirting with each other and Liz was telling the rest of the gang one of her outrageous stories about when she was an actress in the West End. The pub was already smelling of pub food and beer and I just felt that it was so good to be home.
I maps
I
interrupted
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mood
a
annoying
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parallel
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specific time
while’ or ‘when’
While’
While’ usually starts the clause with the Past Continuous
It started raining while I was jogging. /
While I was jogging, it started raining.
‘when
when’ usually starts the clause with the Past Simple
/ I was jogging when it started raining.
When it started raining, I was jogging.