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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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what is the different between past tense and past continous tense
  

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Past simple: I sat alone on a park bench -- This statement is complete. Past continuous: I was sitting alone on a park bench when a beautiful young woman walked by. -- Present continuous requires some other action to be included in the context.

  • Past simple: I sat alone on a park bench -- This statement is complete.
  • Past continuous: I was sitting alone on a park bench when a beautiful young woman walked by.
  • -- Present continuous requires some other action to be included in the context.
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Past simple: I sat alone on a park bench-- This statement is complete.
Past continuous: I was sitting alone on a park bench when a beautiful young woman walked by.-- Present continuous requires some other action to be included in the context.

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