Today you’ll test your knowledge of past simple and past continuous in English.  Remember, we use past simple to talk about:

• Completed action in the past: I did my homework last night.
• Series of completed actions: I did my homework, cooked dinner, and watched TV.
• Duration of completed past action: I lived in Medellín for 4 months.
• Past habits or hobbies: I played the saxophone in primary school.

We use past continuous to talk about:

• Interrupted action in the past: I was sitting in the library when my phone rang.
• Specific time in the past: At 4:30pm yesterday I was jogging.
• Two actions at the same time: You were riding your bike while I was jogging.
• Describe the mood/tone: When I arrived at the hospital she was coughing, and several nurses were running around.