To talk about the lives of people who are no longer alive., Marie Curie discovered radium in 1898., For past habits or states which are now finished., I walked to school every day when I was in primary school., For actions which happened immediately one after the other in the past., She opened the door, turned on the light, and called out hello., For an action which happened at a definite time in the past (time stated, known, or implied)., We visited Minsk last summer., To describe past states (using state verbs like know, believe, want, have, love, understand) that were true at a specific time in the past but are no longer true or relevant., I didn’t understand the grammar rule during the test yesterday., For two or more simultaneous past actions., While I was cooking dinner, my brother was doing his homework., For an action which was in progress at a stated time in the past., At 8 p.m. yesterday, I was watching a documentary about languages., To describe the atmosphere or setting in the introduction to a story., The wind was blowing, leaves were falling, and streetlights were flickering as she walked home., For an action which was in progress when another (shorter) action interrupted it., I was reading a book when the phone rang.

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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