[Grammar] It was raining versus It rained

Status
Not open for further replies.

englishhobby

Key Member
Joined
Jun 19, 2009
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
Russian
Home Country
Russian Federation
Current Location
Russian Federation
We can use one and the same comment for the use of two tenses (the past Simple and the past continuous):
This tense is used to talk about an action that lasted for a period of time in the past.
Examples:
1) It rained for several days and nights.
2) It was raining all night.


How can I explain the difference in use between these two tenses to my students?
 

englishhobby

Key Member
Joined
Jun 19, 2009
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
Russian
Home Country
Russian Federation
Current Location
Russian Federation
Thanks, RobertJ. It's a great explanation with 'immediate past'.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top