Past Simple or Past Continuous?
1. Pa cont – pa simple: ‘when/while’- zinnen
Combinatie past continuous – past simple: 1 long action, 1 short action:
- long action: past continuous (= was/were + verb+ing)
- short action: past simple
Example: When the buss arrived, we were running towards it.
2. 2x past continuous in een zin: ‘while’-zinnen: 2 long actions
Example: I was taking a bath while he was reading a book.