⧪ use the past continuous to talk about activities that were in progress (happening) at a specific time in the past. This may be an exact moment in the past or a longer period of time in the past.
الماضي المستمر يستخدم عن أفعال (أنشطة ) أو أحداث كانت في تقدم واستمرارية في وقت محدد في الماضي .ربما تكون لحظة واحدة أو مدة طويلة في الماضي.
It wasn't raining at lunchtime. It was snowing.
You were acting strangely last night.
I was studying at KSU in 2011.
⧪ the past continuous is often used to talk about several activities that were in progress at the same time.
الماضي المستمر عادة يستخدم للحديث عن عدة أحداث مازالت في الحدوث في نفس الوقت.
At three o'clock she was making a phone call, and we were eating dinner.
⧪ the past continuous expresses an ongoing past activities that may or may not be completed. In contrast, the simple past usually expresses a completed past activity.
الماضي المستمر يعبر عن أحداث ماضية مازالت مستمرة قد تكون أو لا تكون مكتملة. في المقابل ، فإن الماضي البسيط يعبر عادة عن حدث ماض مكتمل.
Past Continuous Simple Past
At 6:45 Greg was making dinner in the At 6:45 Greg was in the
Kitchen. (He was in the middle kitchen. He made dinner.
Making dinner.) Then he washed the dishes.
(He completed dinner
Preparations.)
