Past Simple nói đến hành động đã xảy ra và chấm dứt ở hiện tại, còn Past Continuous nhấn mạnh hành động đang diễn ra tại một thời điểm trong quá khứ.
1. I saw/was seeing Maria for the first time at Ray's birthday party.
2. Richard watched/was watching TV when the phone rang.
3. When we were on holiday, we went/were going tho the café almost every day.
4. Denise practised/was practising the song every day until she could sing it perfectly.
5. The phone was engaged when I called. Who did you talk/were you talking to?
6. Mr Connors owned/was owning two houses and a villa in the south of France.
7. I did/was doing my homework as soon as I got home from school.
8. A car came around the corner and I jumped/was jumping out of the way.
9. When my dad met my mum, he worked/was working as a bus driver.
10. I got/was getting up at six o'clock every morning last week!
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