past simple vs past continous

2.  Columbus salied to America in 1942
 I was sailing on a yatch last summer.
What is the difference between these
two sentences?

3.  Use the Past Simple
for:
1. Action that
happened in the past
and is ….
OVER, FINISHED
 Use the Past
Continouos for :
1. Action that was in
progress at a
specific time on the
past or…
2. to describe an
action that continued
for a long time in the
past.

4. Action that was completed in the past:
- My family came to visit me last year.
- I went to the cinema last week.
- I did not go to school yesterday.
- Did you take a train two days ago?
* Time expressions frequently used with the
Past Simple: yesterday, last, ago, past
dates (1990), etc.

5.  Action that was in progress at a particular time in the
past:
- I was watching TV yesterday at 8.30
- We were not having dinner last night at 7.00
- My sister was not buying a suovenir yestrday
morning at 9 o ‘clock.
- Was she wating for the underground yesterday
afternoon?

6.  We were looking at a travel guide when the
train came.
 While we were looking at a travel guide the,
train came.
 I was taking a picture while you were paying
for the tickets.
* WE USUALLY USE WHILE WITH THE
PAST CONTINUOUS AND WHEN WITH
THE PAST SIMPLE.