Past Simple vs Past Continuous I played football yesterday. I came home and then went to play football. I was playing football from 6 to 8 pm. I was playing football from 1994 to 1999. I finished play football at 6. I finished play football in 1999. in 1999 I was finishing my football career. I was buying new alarm clock, when I saw a thief. I payed for my clocks and when I turned I saw a woman. The woman were slowly putting silver plate to her bag. Than she went to another corner of the shop and took expensive watches.She was thinking that nobody see her and put watches to the bag. Before I called to the police, she noticed that I see her and rushed to the street. Unfortunately for her, two policemans were walking down the street and she met with them. I was reading at that time yesterday. I read three books yesterday. I went to the cinema yesterday. I was going to the cafe when I met my friend. She was working with documents all day long. He was writing a letter all evening. I finished work at six. What were you doing last evening? Where were you yesterday? When I was travelling in Europe I bought many gifts to my family. We were swimming in the river when rain began. They were drinking tea when I came home. When I came to the class they were doing excercises.