V1
be
be - was/were-been
broke
break -broke- broken
hit
hit-hit-hit
S+V1 ed / V2
Past Simple
eat
eat-ate-eaten
let
let-let-let
made
make-made-made
The auxiliary verb of Past Simple?
did
rise
rise-rose-risen
taught
teach-taught-taught
thrown
throw-threw-thrown
while + past simple or past cont?
Past continuous
spread
spread-spread-spread
took
take-took-taken
woken
wake-woke-woken
to express interrupted action in the past
Past continuous
swear
swear-swore-sworn
wore
wear-wore-worn
flown
fly-flew-flown
Why is it correct to say "She broke her leg while she was skiing" but not "She was breaking her leg while she skied" ?
Both sentences are in the past tense , but in the first one it is a long action , and in the second it is a short action