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English 8 Public

Grammar sequencing of events

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#Past continuous #Past Simple

Andreas lost / was losing his phone while he jogged / was jogging this morning.

Andreas lost his phone while he was jogging this morning.

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How did Phil hurt / was hurting his leg? It look broken!

How did Phil hurt his leg? It looks broken!

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Jamie talked / was talking to an attractive woman when I saw / was seeing him.

Jamie was talking to an attractive woman when I saw him.

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Did you like /Were you liking the party last night?

Did you like the party last night?

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I had / was having lunch in a restaurant when an old friend phoned / was phoning me.

I was having lunch in a restaurant when an old friend phoned me.

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I baked / was baking a cake last night when the oven broke / was breaking.

I was baking a cake last night when the oven broke.

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The computer stopped / was stopping working while Jenny wrote / was writing her essay.

The computer stopped working while Jenny was writing her essay.

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We played / were playing football when the teacher started / was starting to shout at us.

We were playing football when the teacher started to shout at us.

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