Past continuous or Simple past?

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1i00"...as I was crossing the street"02i00. 02br
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00The other version doesn't sound right to me. At least, I myself wouldn't use Past Simple there.0-

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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Hi,12br
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10Do I say "I 11font10slipped and fell12font10 on the ice as I was crossing the street" or "11font10as I crossed12font10 the street"?12br
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10Cheers,12br
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0In your example, Goodman, Past Simple sounds not bad indeed (to me, of course 05000). I think I would use exactly this tense in that case becase the action of opening a door implies to last less time than crossing a street. And in the sentence given by Anon I prefer to use Past Progressive as crossing a street is a more continued process.010id1

0as I crossed the street. the action is completed. 02br
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00as I was crossing the street. the action hasnt yet completed. 0-

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01font00Check it out. If you used past progress, the action was completed and done! 00 00The reference is made at the present time, so either past progr. Or simple past tense should be accepted as correct in my opinion. Of course, past progress is a little more dramatic. 02font02br

0So do you mean that 01font01i00...as I crossed the street 02i02font00implies 00that the person slipped in the very end of crossing the street, when he had already finished the action? And 01i01font00...as I was crossing the street02font00 02i00refers to the fact that t