Past simple and Past continuous

PAST SIMPLE vs. PAST CONTINUOUS

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USING the Past Simple and past continuous

Look at these sentences:

Sentence no. 1: The students finished the class at 1:45 and left earlier.

Sentence no. 2: Some of them were having a snack while others were chatting online.

USING the Past Simple and past continuous

CONTRASTING THE PAST SIMPLE WITH THE PAST CONTINUOUS

Look at the following example:

I was studying when my mum got home.