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what is different between Past Continous and Past Simple ? . i usually make mistake when i do homework about it . In sentence " Tom was looking out of the window when the accident happend . i think simple " Past continous to describe in the middle of an action so is " Tom looked out of the window when the accident was happend" why it is incorrect ? Futhermore " Richard had a book in his hand but he " wasn't reading it. He was watching TV " why don't use past simple . Please help me:((((((((((((((
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i usually make mistake about it when i do homework . i think simple " Past Continous" to descirbe to middle of an action so in sentence "Tom was looking out of the window when the accident happend " not " Tom looked out of the window when the accident was happening ? And " Richard had a book in his hand he wasn' reading it .
- i usually make mistake about it when i do homework .
- i think simple " Past Continous" to descirbe to middle of an action so in sentence "Tom was looking out of the window when the accident happend " not " Tom looked out of the window when the accident was happening ?
- And " Richard had a book in his hand he wasn' reading it .
- He was watching TV .
- Why don't use past simple ?
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i usually make mistake about it when i do homework . i think simple " Past Continous" to descirbe to middle of an action so in sentence "Tom was looking out of the window when the accident happend " not " Tom looked out of the window when the accident was happening ? And " Richard had a book in his hand he wasn' reading it . He was watching TV . Why don't use past simple ? Please help me:((((
0When you post here, do not use the ninth letter of the alphabet "i" when you mean the first person pronoun, "I".
slide desk"Tom was looking out of the window when the accident happened. "
The action of Tom, "looking out
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