The document compares and contrasts the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. The past simple is used for completed actions, while the past continuous is used for ongoing or progressive actions. Some examples are provided to illustrate when to use each tense, such as "I ate dinner" using past simple versus "I was eating dinner" using past continuous. Verbs like "to be" cannot be used in the past continuous form.

1. Past Simple vs. Past Continuous
deosebiri

2. Past Simple Past Continuous
 Actiunea este incheiata.  Actiunea este in progres, in
desfasurare
 De regula se traduce cu De regula, daca in romana
perfectul compus din pot traduce cu imperfectul,
romana. atunci in engleza este Past
Continuous.
Atentie insa la verbele care
nu pot fi folosite la forma
continua (vezi diferente
Present Simple vs.
Continuous).

3. Exemple de propozitii
Past Simple Past Continuous
 Am mancat cand a venit  Mancam cand a venit fratele
fratele meu. meu.
 We ate when my brother  We were eating when my
came. brother came.
 Eram acasa cand m-a sunat  Eram acasa in timp ce suna
ea. ea.
 I was at home when she  I was at home while she was
called me. calling me.
(“to be” nu poate fi folosit la forma (“to be” nu poate fi folosit la forma
continua) continua)