B1
Past Continuous
អតីតកាលកំពុងបន្ត (ការនិទានរឿង)
🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:
Use "was/were + ing" to set the background scene, then use Past Simple for the main action.
💬 Scenario: The Accident
Friend
"What happened yesterday? I heard there was an accident."
You (Storyteller)
"It was crazy. I was walking down the street and the sun was shining."
(Setting the Scene - Past Continuous)
You (Storyteller)
"Suddenly, a motorbike crashed into a tuk-tuk right in front of me!"
(Main Event - Past Simple)
Friend
"Wow! Were you scared?"
The Grammar Logic
Background (was doing)
Interruption (did)
The purple line is the Background Action (Long). The red dot is the Main Event (Short) that interrupts it.
1. Setting the Scene
Use Past Continuous (was/were + ing) for atmosphere.
"The birds were singing, people were laughing..."
"The birds were singing, people were laughing..."
2. The Interruption
Use Past Simple (verb-ed) for the sudden event.
"...when the phone rang."
"...when the phone rang."
Complete the Story
"I _____ dinner when the lights went out."
A. cooked
B. was cooking
"While we _____ for the bus, it started to rain."
A. were waiting
B. waited