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Past Simple and Past Continuous

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  • I _______ a book when you ______ me. (read, call)
    was reading, called
  • What was your friends doing when the English teacher _______(arrive) today?
    arrived
  • The plane ___(fly) over the area when the pilot ___ (see) the explorers.
    was flying / saw
  • When I ............... (walk) into the room it was chaos! The children ................ (write) all over the walls!
    walked / were writing
  • He _______ (cry) while he _______ (chop) the onion.
    was crying / was chopping
  • While she _____ (travel) last month she ________ (make) a new friend.
    was travelling / made
  • They ______ video games, while their mom _______ the dishes.(play, wash)
    were playing, was washing
  • What____ (your friends/ do) when you ____(see) them this morning?
    were your friends doing - saw
  • We ______________(watch) a film when our guests _______________(arrive).
    were watching, arrived
  • I __(have) an accident while I ___ (drive) home.
    had / was driving
  • She _______ (waterski) when she _______ (see) a shark.
    was waterskiing / saw
  • Sue _________________(smile) as she ________________(read) Mary's letter.
    was smiling, was reading
  • Kate ______ (find) a coin when she ______(walk).
    found / was walking
  • Dad _____________(repair) the car while mum ____________(cook) dinner.
    was repairing, was cooking
  • John _______ asleep while he _______ a book. (fall,read)
    fell, was reading
  • When you _______________(see) Clare at the party, what _____________(she / wear)?
    saw, was she wearing
  • I ________________(walk) home when I ___________(see) Paul.
    was walking, saw
  • Sandra __________________(not watch) her bag and someone ________________(steal) it.
    wasn't watching, stole
  • It ______________(rain) when I ______________(leave) the house this morning.
    was raining, left
  • What _______(you / watch) on TV at 7 p.m last night?
    were you watching
  • While we ______ to São Paulo we _____ an accident. (drive, see)
    were driving, saw
  • The thieves ___ (come) into the house while the man ____ (sleep)
    came / was sleeping
  • It .......................... (rain) when we .....................(come) out of the shopping centre.
    was raining / came
  • She ...... (break) her leg while she ...... (hike) in the Alps last week.
    broke / was hiking
  • I_______ (go) to the doctor 2 days ago because I ________ (have) a terrible headache.
    went / was having
  • When Alex ______, I _______ dinner. (arrive, have)
    arrived, having dinner
  • When the post man____(arrive), my father_____ (have) a shower
    arrived / was having
  • When I ___(arrive), the rescuers ___ (look) for the lost girl.
    arrived / were looking
  • When I ______ Kate, she _____ a black dress. (meet, wear)
    met, was wearing
  • Mary ______ lunch when they ______. (prepare, come)
    was preparing, came
  • My little brother ________________(eat) three biscuits while our mum ___________(not look) at him.
    ate, wasn't looking
  • I ___ (see) Hannah when I___(be) at the shopping centre.
    saw / was
  • I _______ when I ______ off the bed. (sleep, fall)
    was sleeping, fell
  • _____(you/use) a dictionary while _______(you/do) your last English homework?
    did you use / you were doing
  • We______________(watch) televison when the telephone ____________(ring).
    were watching, rang
  • The basketball player ______________(catch) the ball and _____________(throw) it to another player.
    caught, threw
  • My sister and I ................. (fly) a kite in the park when we.................. (meet) our cousins.
    were flying / met
  • My sister was sad because she ______________(not win) her tennis match.
    didn't win
  • She ______ the road when I ____ her. (cross, see)
    was crossing, saw
  • He ____ (miss) the train because he ____ (talk) with some friends
    missed / was talking
  • While my father _________, he ______ a beautiful bird. (run, see)
    was running, saw
  • It _______ to rain while they _______ for the bus.(start, wait)
    started, were waiting
  • What ____(you / think) about when the class ___(start)?
    were you thinking - started
  • While the children ___ (play), they____(see) a snake
    were playing / saw
  • While they ___(sail) along the coast, there ___(be) a storm.
    were sailing / was
  • What ___(you/ do) when they ____(watch) the news yesterday?
    were you doing - watched
  • While my father _______ a bike, he _____ two robbers run out of the bank. (ride, see)
    was riding, saw
  • When I _______ (come) into the bathroom they _______ (brush) their teeth.
    came / were brushing
  • When I ............. (get) up this morning, my father .................. (listen) to the radio in the kitchen
    got / was listening