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past continuous - Coggle Diagram
past continuous
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use 3:
Parallel Actions
with two actions in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions were happening at the same time; the actions are parallel
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I wasn't paying attention while I was writing the letter, so I made several mistakes.
They were eating dinner, discussing their plans, and having a good time.
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theory
is used to show that an ongoing past action was happening at a specific moment of interruption, or that two ongoing actions were happening at the same time
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while vs. when
When you talk about things in the past, "when" is most often followed by the verb tense simple past, whereas "while" is usually followed by past continuous
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"While" expresses the idea of "during that time." Study the examples below. They have similar meanings, but they emphasize different parts of the sentence.
While I was studying, she called.
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adverb placement
show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.
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