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Past simple vs. past continuous

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  • The kids ___________ when I _____________ the photo. (play/take)
    were playing/ took
  • ____________________(you / visit) Jane and Keith when you __________________(go) to Wales last month?
    Did you visit, went
  • The thieves ___ (come) into the house while the man ____ (sleep)
    came, was sleeping
  • I ________________(walk) home when I ___________(see) Paul.
    was walking, saw
  • Yesterday at 4 o'clock he_______________(play) football in the park.
    was playing
  • Yesterday, I _______________ (hear) a strange noise while I _______________ (put on) my pyjamas.
    heard/putting on
  • It ______________(rain) when I ______________(leave) the house this morning.
    was raining, left
  • They _________________ salsa when their baby _________________ (dance, wake up)
    were dancing /woke up
  • Some students ______________(jog) in the forest when it ___________ (start) snowing.
    were jogging, started
  • We ______________(watch) a film when our guests _______________(arrive).
    were watching, arrived
  • The orange bus __________(stop) in front of our house some days ago.
    stopped
  • The teacher____________(sit) down and ____________(open) her book.
    sat, opened
  • The boys ____________(not+run) in the stadium this time yesterday.
    weren't running
  • Sandra __________________(not watch) her bag and someone ________________(steal) it.
    wasn't watching, stole
  • The postman _________________(deliver) a letter when a cat __________(attack) him.
    was delivering, attacked
  • He _______________(drop) his money when he _____________(run) for the bus.
    dropped, was running
  • Dad _____________(repair) the car while mum ____________(cook) dinner.
    was repairing, was cooking
  • We______________(watch) televison when the telephone ____________(ring).
    were watching, rang
  • ____ you ________your homework at 5 0’clock yesterday afternoon? (do)
    Were you doing your homework at 5 0’clock yesterday afternoon?
  • The basketball player ______________(catch) the ball and _____________(throw) it to another player.
    caught, threw
  • ______________(you / drive) too quickly when the accident _________________(happen)?
    were you driving, happened
  • My unlce ___________(break) his nose when he ___________(play) basketball.
    broke, was playing
  • Yesterday at 8 o'clock I _________________ dinner with my boyfriend. (have)
    having
  • The doctor ________________my eyesight yesterday. (examine)
    The doctor examined my eyesight yesterday.
  • They _______ off their bikes because they _______ too fast. (fall, ride)
    fell, were riding
  • I ___________ to the radio when Helen _________________. (listen, phone)
    was listening/phoned
  • My sister was sad because she ______________(not win) her tennis match.
    didn't win
  • How ________________(they /make) this cake last time?
    did they make
  • I ________________(walk) home when I ___________(see) Paul.
    was walking, saw
  • My little brother ________________(eat) three biscuits when our mum ___________(not look) at him.
    ate, wasn't looking
  • When you _______________(see) Clare at the party, what _____________(she / wear)?
    saw, was she wearing
  • What ________ you _________ at three o’clock yesterday afternoon? (do)
    What were you doing at three o’clock yesterday afternoon?
  • She ________ very fast and she _______ the tree. (run, not see)
    was running, didn't see
  • _____ your friends ________ basketball yesterday? (play)
    Did your friends play basketball yesterday?
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