Application goal: Presenting a clear timeline.
Use the past continuous for an action in progress and the past simple for an event during it. When and while help connect the events.
Context: A delayed delivery. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Use the past continuous for an action in progress and the past simple for an event during it. When and while help connect the events.
Context: A delayed delivery. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
The delivery was due on Wednesday morning.
كان موعد التسليم صباح الأربعاء.
I was working from home so I could receive the package.
كنت أعمل من المنزل لكي أستلم الطرد.
At noon, the driver called to ask for directions.
ظهرًا، اتصل السائق ليسأل عن الاتجاهات.