By Past simple

When describing holiday activities, do you use the past simple or past progressive?Example:I swam, ran, relaxed.I was swimming, running, relaxing.

Hi, Yes, both are OK. You just asked which was better , which raises the question of what you mean. If you have a reason for using the continuous, it's fine.Clive

I think I would use the second one if I wanted to underline the duration of something that was happening in the past for some time. I'm not quite sure, but it seems to me that both of them are alright?

The progressive is mainly used in the past for progressive actions or intersecting timelines. He was eating his dinner when the phone rang.

Hi Which is better in your opinion and why? 1. He worked at state schools and he also translated a little bit. 2. He was working at state schools and he was also translating a little bit. Thank you

"who would one day be his second wife" is a possibility for being a wife in the future and not in the past.

Hi there!Can I say that "who would one day be his second wife" is a possibility for being wife in the past?"who was his second wife" is a past simple that happened in the

Hi teachers,Could you possibly tell me whether there is any difference between the past simple and past perfect in this sentence: They did not know each other until I introduced them.(simple past) They did not know each other until I had introduced them.(past perfect)Thank you in advance

Another question on page 8:Complete these sentences in any way you like, taking care to choose appropriately between the present perfect and past simple tenses.d) A: Do you still have your school books from when you were a kid? B : No, my parents ...My answer : have thrown them all out.Book...

In an excellent advanced grammar book, Exploring Grammar in Context by Carter & Hughes & McCarthy, this exercise was given on the present perfect.(page 7, exercise 4, item c)Choose between the present perfect and past simple tneses for the verbs in brackets. If you think both are equally...