I’m reading a magazine now.
She always comes home late at night.
At 5 o’clock yesterday I was cooking dinner.
She was having breakfast when the phone rang.
Emma passed her exam last year.
The Sun goes round the Earth.
He usually played football in his free time.
Tina was doing the washing-up while the children were playing in the garden.
He is always being late.
They’re flying to Tokyo next week.
I’m quite busy these days. I’m doing the course at college.
two actions in progress happening at the same time in the past
temporary action happening around the time of speaking
future plans (arrangements)
past action in progress which was interrupted by a short action
action in progress at a definite time in the past
to express annoyance, or when you think that something happens too often with the adverbs always, constantly
the action that is happening at the moment of speaking
universal facts, truths
finished actions in the past
permanent actions, habits
habits or facts in the past
