(a) Mary walked downtown yesterday
(b) I slept for eight hours last night
The simple past is used to talk about activities or situation that began and ended at a particular time in the past (e.g. Yesterday, last night, two days ago, in 1999), as in (b) and (d)
The Past Progresive
(c) I sat down at the dinner table at 6:00P.M yesterday. Tom came to my house at 6:10 P.M I was eating dinner when Tom came.
(d) I went to bed at 10:00. The phone rang at 11:00. I was sleeping when the phone rang
The Past Progressive expresses an activity that in progress (was occurring, was happening) at a point of time in the past. (e.g., at 6:10) or at the time of another action (e.g., when Tom came). In (c): eating was in progress at 6:10, eating was in progress when Tom came. Form: was/were + ing
(e) When the phone rang I was sleeping
(f) The phone rang while I was sleeping
When = at that time
While = during that time
(e) and (f) have the same meaning.
Statement:
I- He- She- It was working
You- We- They were working
Negative:
I- He- She- It was not (wasn’t) working
You- We- They were not (weren’t) working
Question:
Was I- He- She- It working?
Were You- We- They working?
Short Answer:
Yes, I- He- She- It was
No, I- He- She- It wasn’t
Yes, You- We- They were
No, You- We- They weren’t
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