"The crash was not related to any hostile activity, the Navy said. Both Marine and Navy officials were investigating".
We use the simple past in situations that was completed in the past, and past progressive to describe an actions that was in progress at specific time in the past.
"Allegedly, the director was trying to avoid California’s laws against kids working at night, as well as working around the potentially dangerous combination..."
Past progressive is used to describe an action in the past which may or may not continue after the specific time.
Simple past talks about something that happened before and past progressive talks about something that was happening before, but for a period of time. "A year ago, Cilic missed the U.S. Open because he was serving a suspension after testing positive for a banned stimulant. Though he faced a two-year ban, he appealed, arguing that he had unintentionally ingested the substance in a glucose tablet, and succeeded in having the suspension lifted after four months" http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/sports/tennis/marin-cilic-defeats-kei-nishikori-at-us-open-for-his-first-grand-slam-title.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpSumSmallMediaHigh&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
Simple past talks about something that happened before and past progressive talks about something that was happening before, but for a period of time. "A year ago, Cilic missed the U.S. Open because he was serving a suspension after testing positive for a banned stimulant. Though he faced a two-year ban, he appealed, arguing that he had unintentionally ingested the substance in a glucose tablet, and succeeded in having the suspension lifted after four months." http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/sports/tennis/marin-cilic-defeats-kei-nishikori-at-us-open-for-his-first-grand-slam-title.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpSumSmallMediaHigh&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
“A few summers ago I took a trip to Iceland for a workshop with a photography hero of mine, Mary Ellen Mark. I thought that I would focus on documenting fishermen while I was there because I was working on a similar project back home in D.C. But after the first day, I knew that this would not be the case.” http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2014/09/10/snapshots-savoring-the-light-in-iceland/
The simple past was used to describe an action that was completed at a specific time in the past and the past progressive was used to talk about an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.
When you want to talk about something that happened at a specific time, you can use simple past. Ex: She married in 2000. But, if you want to describe a situation that was happening at a specific time, use past progressive. Ex: She was working in Salvador in 2000.
LONDON — A few years ago, I was a guest on “Start the Week,” a BBC radio discussion show.
ReplyDeleteWe use simple past to an action that begins and ends on the past.
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"Three years ago they were studying tourism: now it’s James Joyce"
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/article4166690.ece
"THE WORLD HEALTH Organization (WHO) said this week that Ebola may end up infecting 20,000 people."
ReplyDeleteWe use the simple past in situations that was completed in the past.
"Meanwhile, local governments were alternately unwilling or unable to mobilize early on, causing a dangerous lag in response."
The progressive past is used in actions that was in progress at specific time in the past.
http://www.straight.com/news/717816/andrew-lodge-deadly-consequences-mismanaging-ebola
"The crash was not related to any hostile activity, the Navy said. Both Marine and Navy officials were investigating".
ReplyDeleteWe use the simple past in situations that was completed in the past, and past progressive to describe an actions that was in progress at specific time in the past.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/02/world/africa/marine-helicopter-crash/index.html?iref=obnetwork
"Allegedly, the director was trying to avoid California’s laws against kids working at night, as well as working around the potentially dangerous combination..."
ReplyDeletePast progressive is used to describe an action in the past which may or may not continue after the specific time.
http://wallstcheatsheet.com/entertainment/10-actors-who-died-during-production.html/2/?ref=GR
Simple past talks about something that happened before and past progressive talks about something that was happening before, but for a period of time.
ReplyDelete"A year ago, Cilic missed the U.S. Open because he was serving a suspension after testing positive for a banned stimulant. Though he faced a two-year ban, he appealed, arguing that he had unintentionally ingested the substance in a glucose tablet, and succeeded in having the suspension lifted after four months"
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/sports/tennis/marin-cilic-defeats-kei-nishikori-at-us-open-for-his-first-grand-slam-title.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpSumSmallMediaHigh&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
Simple past talks about something that happened before and past progressive talks about something that was happening before, but for a period of time.
ReplyDelete"A year ago, Cilic missed the U.S. Open because he was serving a suspension after testing positive for a banned stimulant. Though he faced a two-year ban, he appealed, arguing that he had unintentionally ingested the substance in a glucose tablet, and succeeded in having the suspension lifted after four months."
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/sports/tennis/marin-cilic-defeats-kei-nishikori-at-us-open-for-his-first-grand-slam-title.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpSumSmallMediaHigh&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
“A few summers ago I took a trip to Iceland for a workshop with a photography hero of mine, Mary Ellen Mark. I thought that I would focus on documenting fishermen while I was there because I was working on a similar project back home in D.C. But after the first day, I knew that this would not be the case.”
ReplyDeletehttp://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2014/09/10/snapshots-savoring-the-light-in-iceland/
The simple past was used to describe an action that was completed at a specific time in the past and the past progressive was used to talk about an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.
"They were traveling to raise awareness about the spread of the deadly Ebola virus."
ReplyDeleteThe past progressive is used to described an action that was in progress in the past.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/19/health/ebola-guinea-killing/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 .
Ink with meaning: What we can learn from the tattoos of our ancestors
ReplyDeleteStory told through the tattoos using the simple past.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/22/living/what-we-can-learn-from-the-tattoos-of-our-ancestors/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
When you want to talk about something that happened at a specific time, you can use simple past. Ex: She married in 2000. But, if you want to describe a situation that was happening at a specific time, use past progressive. Ex: She was working in Salvador in 2000.
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