grammar : Past Simple & Past Continuous

hye guys..i bet that u guys are confuse with this two thing..

here..i'll explain you the differences between this two tenses..

Simple past tense

J simple past tense is used to describe an action or an event which occurred at a specific time in the past

 

E.g : I bought a new iPad last week.

         An action done in the past

Usual time expression used to show past simple

      A long time ago

      Just now

      Last month

      Several minutes ago

      Yesterday

      2005

J simpe past tense also used to refer an action which took place regularly in the past

 

E.g : I often played football in the evening when I was in primary school.

         Regular action done in the past

J simple past tense is also used to report past event or situation in newspapers, reports and magazines.

 

E.g : Thieves broke into a bank in Bandar Baru Uda yesterday, escaping with RM3 million cash.

         Reporting action in the past

Past Continuous Tense

F past continuous tense is used to show that two actions were going on at the same time in the past.

 
 

E.g : While I was walking the street, a girl was cycling happily.

         Two action taking place continuously at the same time

F past continuous tense is also used to show that something happen while longer action was going on

 
 

E.g : While I was doing my homework, someone throwed me a ball.

                   Longer action                                shorter action

Usual time expression to identify past continuous tense are :

      While

      As

      When

      still

what about now??much better right??see..you guys can even smile again..