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⑬ Past continuousN. 13 · Past continuous

Past continuous and telling a story

Un tempo dipinge lo sfondo, l'altro ci lascia cadere dentro l'evento.

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I due tempi passati

Past continuous · lo sfondo

Already going on. It sets the scene and has no clear beginning or end.
  • I was cooking dinner.
  • It was raining.
  • They were waiting outside.
  • She was living in Berlin that year.

Past simple · l'evento

A complete fact that lands inside the scene, or a chain of facts one after another.
  • The phone rang.
  • He arrived.
  • I dropped the plate.
  • She moved to Berlin in 2019.

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What it does
TenseJob in the storyTypical signal
past continuousbackground, already going onwhile, all morning, at eight
past simplethe event that happenswhen, suddenly, then
both continuoustwo things overlappingwhile … was …ing
both simplea chain of events in orderthen, after that, and
state verbsnever continuous, even in the pastknow, want, understand
Golden rule
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