What the different between past progressive and past simple

give an example of each

The simple past talks about something that happened before .The past progressive talks about something that was happening before, but for a period of time. It uses was or were + verb-ing like was eating or were playing. It gives a background for something that was happening while a different event happened.

Past progressive Example: He was painting the door when a bird struck the window.

Simple past example: I didn't see a play yesterday.

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