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Layla1234 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

What did you do at Christmas or what were you doiung at Christmas? How did you spend it?
  

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layla1234 What did you do at Christmas? This is the usual question. layla1234 What were you doing at Christmas?

  • layla1234 What did you do at Christmas?
  • This is the usual question.
  • layla1234 What were you doing at Christmas?
  • This might be used to express added interest or in comparison to what the speaker did, for instance.
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layla1234What did you do at Christmas?
This is the usual question.
layla1234 What were you doing at Christmas?
This might be used to express added interest or in comparison to what the speaker did, for instance.
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Ok, I see. Can I say something like that..?

I met with my family, we were talking, giving each other presents, celebrating, preparing food etc.
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Yes, and if you punctuate correctly:

I met with my family. We were talking, giving each other presents, celebrating, preparing food, etc.

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