Engelsk grammatik med synonymer §§ 136-138 - simpel tid/ udvidet tid

UDVIDET TID bruges om
- en gradvis udvikling: People are becoming less tolerant of smoking.
- en igangværende handling der afbrydes af en anden handling: Anders was drinking a Jolly Cola when his cell phone rang.
- parallelle forløb: Alex was doing his homework while Mille was watching Gossip Girl.
PS: Danske udtryk som ligge og…, sidde og…, stå og… + verbum gengives ved udvidet tid: Clara was smoking a cigar when her mom knocked at the door. (= Clara sad og…/lå og…)

SIMPEL TID bruges om
- det der gælder i almindelighed: It rains a lot in Ireland. Mirielle gets up too late.
- det der sker regelmæssigt: Bendtner never scores a goal. AGF is always relegated.
- en handling der er afsluttet i fortiden: Sebastian and Sebastian have read all the books Kim sent them.