Not specifically their differences but "~ていました" is used like "USED TO do ~ / WAS doING ~" (for a period of time) while "ました" is just "DID"
While "食べました = I ate." shows what I did (for example, yesterday) :)
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While "食べました = I ate." shows what I did (for example, yesterday) :)