"On 11 April, the Titanic was - making good progress across the Atlantic.", We use the past continuous for - something that was happening at a particular time in the past., The Titanic set sail on 10 April. It sank on 14 April. So, on 11 - April, the Titanic was still on the ocean, going towards its destination. The action was still happening., "The Titanic was sailing when it - hit an iceberg.", In the sentence above, "was sailing" is a longer action. It was interrupted - by a shorter action "hit an iceberg", which is in the past simple., The shorter action is usually introduced by - the word "when", "While the Titanic was sailing, the passengers - were enjoying the view of the ocean.", We can use the past continuous to show that two - actions were happening at the same time. This is indicated by the word "while", We form the Past Continuous by using the verb was / - were + verb+ing.,

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