Past Continuous(I was doing)
Temporary situation at a particular time in the past:
At the time of the robbery they were staying at home.
The event was in progress:
while he was getting into his car.
Past continuous (I was doing)
Two past actions that went on over the same period: Sally was reading while Kevin was washing up.
To emphasise that repeated actions went on for a limited temporary period of time:
We were visiting Tom in the hospital twice a day last month.
Past Simple (I did)
Two or more past completed actions that follow each other:
When he stopped laughing, everyone left.
A single activity or event in the past:
I handed the letter to him (yesterday).
Past Perfect (I had done)
To refer to an event out of order (before the last event we have talked about):
that Roy had gone with Neil.
. What we wanted ( hoped, expected) to do, but didn’t: I had wanted to visit the gallery, but it’s closed on Sundays.
Past Simple (I did)
With a time expression (after, before, when, as soon as, by the time that):
After Ivan finished reading, he put out the light.
To emphasise that the second event is the result of the first:
She became famous after she appeared on the TV programme.
We talk about activity that happened over a period up to a particular past time: a)They had been expecting the news for some time.
b) She had been wearing high-heeled shoes, and her feet hurt.
We talk about the continuity or duration of activity: Bill had been saving since Christmas to buy a new bike.
Past Perfect (I had done)
An action which finished in the past and whose result was visible in the past:
He had won the first prize, so he felt ecstatic.
We talk about the completion of a situation or activity: Bill had saved enough money to buy the bike he wanted.
How long something went on up to a particular past time: They had been travelling for about 36 hours before it got dark.
Emphasises the activity:
I’d been working hard, so I felt that I deserved a holiday.
Past Perfect (I had done)
How many times something happened:
I had heard the symphony many times before.
Emphasises the result:
I’d worked hard, and the report was now finished.
When we met Simon and Pat , they had been riding. = we met after they had finished.
Past Continuous (I was doing)
When we met Simon and Pat , they were riding.= we met while they were riding.
After stative verbs:
to love, to (dis)like, to hate, to enjoy, to believe, to own, to be, etc. we don’t use V + ing.
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