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Past Simple / Past Continuous

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  • Helen ________(do) her weekly shopping when she ______(meet) her old friend, June.
    was doing, met
  • We _____(play) tennis when John _____(hurt) his ankle.
    were playing, hurt
  • He _____(live) in Russia when the Revolution _____(start).
    was living, started
  • He _____(be) in the shower when the telephone _____(ring).
    was, rang
  • It _____(rain) very hard, so the referee _____ (decide) not to play the match.
    was raining, decided
  • What _____(they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?
    were they doing
  • The sun _____ (shine) when I ______ (get) up this morning.
    was shining, got
  • I _____(sit) in a cafe when you _____(call).
    was sitting, called
  • It _____(be) a day last September. The sun _____(shine) and the birds _____(sing) . I _____(walk) along the street when I _____(meet) an old friend.
    was, was shining, were singing, was walking, met
  • When you _____(arrive) at the party, who _____(be) there?
    arrived, was
  • Yesterday I _____(go) to the library, next I _____(have) a swim, later I _____(meet) Julie for coffee.
    went, had, met
  • The mail ____(arrive) very late today. It ____(come) after eleven o'clock.
    arrived, came
  • Joan ____(become) very angry this morning. She _____(speak) to an important client and someone ____ (enter) the room without knocking.
    became, was speaking, entered
  • When her train _____(get) to the station, we _____(wait) on the platform.
    got, were waiting
  • When I _____(walk) into the room, everyone _____(work).
    walked, was working
  • Susie ____(watch) a film when she ____(hear) the noise.
    was watching, heard
  • When the police _____(arrive) at the party, the music ____ (play) very loud and everybody _____(shout).
    arrived, was playing, was shouting
  • He _____(take) a shower when the telephone _____(ring).
    was taking, rang
  • Jim _____(wait) at one airport while Max _____(wait) at the other. What a disaster!
    was waiting, was waiting
  • Hank ____ (cook) in the kitchen. His sister ____(offer) to help but Hank ____(refuse).
    was cooking, offered, refused