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Model: a.We use the Past Simple to talk about a completed action in the past. b.We use the Past Continuous to say what was happening around a certain time in the past. c.We often use the Past Continuous and the Past Simple together when we talk about a long and a short action in the past. The long action is in the Past Continuous. The short action is in the Past Simple.

2. I was tidying my room at 5:00 pm yesterday.

3. While Vicky and Alice were walking, they heard a hissing sound. My brother was hiding behind a tree when we spotted him.

When do we use the Past Simple?

When do we use the Past Continuous?

Now check with the rules.