A) Phil Fork was eating dinner at 10:00. B) Mr. Meyer was brushing his teeth at 10:00.
A) Mrs. Meyer was talking on the phone while her husband was taking a shower. B) Phil Fork was reading a newspaper while he was eating dinner.
A) Mr. Meyer was brushing his teeth when the murderer entered the room. B) Phil Fork was eating dinner when he heard about the murder.
A) Phil Fork arrived at 10:30. B) Mrs. Meyer drank several cups of black coffee.
Past Simple. For an action that started and finished in the past.
Past Continuous. For an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.
Past Continuous with Past Simple. To show that one action began first and was still in progress when the second action happened. It is possible that the first action continued after the second action finished.
Past Continuous. To show two actions in progress at the same time.
