De past simple en de past continuous kunnen met elkaar samen werken in een zin
- De korte activiteit is de past simple en de langere activiteit is de past continuous; korte activiteit is past simple, langere activiteit is past continuous.
- De korte activiteit (past simple) kan de langere activiteit dan ook onderbreken (past continuous)
For example:
- He was doing his homework when he saw a rainbow
- They were talking about football when Michael got angry
- A wasp stung me when I was having lunch