Past Continuous Tense for Interrupted Actions.

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Explanation:
We use this tense when something was happening and something else stopped it.

Example:
 

I __ ______ (draw) a picture when my pencil ____ (break).

Use past continuous for the action that was happening:
I was drawing a picture.

Use past simple for the action that stopped it:
My pencil broke.

I was drawing a picture when my pencil broke.
 

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