I was doing my homework while my mom was making dinner
I finished my homework, then I watched tv and had dinner. Then I went to sleep
I was watching tv when you called
Yesterday at midnight I was playing video games
The sun was shining and everyone around was smiling
I was tired yesterday
I went to the cinema yesterday
Describe a physicall or mental state in the past
We know more or less exactly when an action was happening in the past
A description of a scene in the past
Two activities happening at the same time in the past
An activity in progress interupted by another one
An activity finished or completed at a certain time in the past
A sequence of actions or events in the past