past actions which happened immediately one after the other - She sealed the letter , put a stamp on it and posted it., action or event which happened at a stated past time - She called an hour ago. (When? An hour ago.), action which happened at a definite past time. The action was completed in the past. - Shakespeare wrote a lot of plays. (Shakespeare is now dead; he won't write again.), past habit or state - He used to go/ went to school on foot., two or more simultaneous past actions - While I was sunbathing, Tim was swimming., action in progress at a stated time in the past - He was playing tennis at 4:30 pm yesterday., past action in progress interrupted by another past action. The longer action is in the Past Continuous, the shorter action is in the Past Simple. - While I was getting dressed the bell rang., background description to events in a story. - She was flying to Paris. The sun was shining...,

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