(急call)past continuous tense同simple past嘅分別

Simple Past （過去式）

Simple Past Tense 是表達一個過去及已經結束的動作，而這個動作必須給予一個清楚的時間。簡單而言，就是如果我們在知道時間的情況下，我們會用 Past Tense，相反如果不知道時間，我們會用 Present Perfect （continuous）Tense，或 Past Perfect （Continuous）Tense，視乎情況。

因為它的用途基本上得一個，所以我亦不會詳談（實在是沒什麼可談…）。不過它還有一個用法上要注意的地方：
就是當我們把一些消息或新聞（News）告訴別人時，我們會用 Present Perfect Tense 說那件是什麼事，再以 Past Tense 細說那事件裡的細節。

E.g.：My brother has got a reply. He received the letter yesterday afternoon. It was mailed by DHL.
E.g.：I have had a meeting with Jill, it was great, we enjoyed so much.

注意：上述那兩件事用 Present Perfect Tense 的兩句句子，需要有一個先決條件，就是沒有點明時間（i.e.：不會用到 Past Tense 的時間副詞）。

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Past Continuous Tense （過去進行式）

它的用法與 Present Continuous Tense 相同，只是時態是過去式罷了。
E.g.：I saw Miss Tam yesterday. She was waiting for a bus.

其次，當我們講故事時，都會用 Past Continuous Tense 來描述故事背景，以其他 Past Tenses 來表達事件及動作。
E.g.：I was waiting for a bus. Suddenly I saw a black car stop in front of a bank. Some men got out of the car and rushed into the bank. Soon I heard…

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Simple Past Tense

動詞形態：動詞的過去式

例：I did the work yesterday.

Past Continuous Tense﹝過去進行時態﹞

動詞的過去進行時態的形態是：

was / were + 動詞的現在分詞
動詞的過去進行時態表示：

過去某一時間內正在進行的動作或狀態

例如：

He was sleeping when I saw him yesterday.
When he came, I was reading the magazine.
Where were you going when I saw you yesterday?