Action that continued in the past<\/h1>\n
I slept<\/strong> = finished action<\/p>\n I was sleeping<\/strong> = action was not finished<\/p>\n Look at the picture underneath:<\/p>\n How to explain this?\u00a0 This is not in the present, this was yesterday<\/em>.<\/p>\n X: They are fighting<\/p>\n X: They fight<\/p>\n X: They fought<\/p>\n O: They were fighting<\/strong><\/p>\n The action was not finished, it continued, before and after this moment.<\/p>\n If we say “they fought”, we understand the fight is over.\u00a0 At this point in the picture, the fight is definitely not finished!<\/p>\n This tense is called the past continuous<\/strong><\/p>\n subject + (“to be” in past simple form) + (verb in continuous form)<\/strong><\/p>\n I was reading<\/strong> a book<\/p>\n Here are three ways to explain the same idea:<\/p>\n Usage:<\/p>\n I was reading<\/strong> Death Note<\/em>.<\/p>\n This sentence isn’t enough!\u00a0 We need to know more information such as\u00a0when or what else happened.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>If you don’t give this information, people will usually ask a question. So,<\/p>\n I was reading<\/strong> Death Note, when you called me.<\/p>\n At 7.30,\u00a0I was having<\/strong> dinner.<\/p>\n I played a game = action is finished<\/p>\n I was playing<\/strong> a game = action was not finished<\/p>\n (1) shows the action is finished in the past.\u00a0 This is all.<\/p>\n (2) shows the action that continues.\u00a0 Presents an image of the action.<\/p>\n (1) shows the action is finished in the past.\u00a0 This is all.\u00a0 \u00a0Maybe she is at the destination.\u00a0 Maybe she is tired.\u00a0 We do not know.\u00a0 \u00a0We need more information.<\/p>\n (2) We can see, in our minds, this person is running.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Why use this? What is this tense for? Describe an action that continued in the past Questions & Answers Duration Action that continued in the past I slept = finished action I was sleeping = action was not finished Look at the picture underneath: How to explain this?\u00a0 This is not in the present, this … <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.orochinagi.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/iori-stand-B.jpg\")
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