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I met Tom and Jane at the airport a few weeks ago. They were going to Paris and I was going to Rome. We had a cht while we were waiting for our flights.
I was cycling home yesterday when a man stepped out into the road in front of me. I went quite fast, but luckily I managed to stop in time and didn't hit him.
I saw Sue in town yesterday, but she didn't see me. She was looking the other way.
Step-by-step explanation:
In English, the past continuous tense describe actions that started in the past and they continued for sometime (a short period of time) after the action began. Examples are main verbs and having "-ing": were going, was going, were waiting, etc.
While the simple past tense describes a completed action which took place in a time before now. This is usually the basic form of past tense in English. Examples are met, stepped, managed, etc.