past simple and past continuous (CR4) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 20 Public

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It ___________(rain) when I _________(land) on Mars.

It was raining when I landed on Mars.

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I ______(fix) an engine, when I _______(hear) noise behind me.

I was fixing an engine, when I heard noise behind me.

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There ____ something ________(move) inside the box when I _____ (turn) around.

There was something moving inside the box when I turned around.

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I _____(open) it. I __________(look) at a little alien.

I opened it. I was looking at a little alien.

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When I _____(pick) the alien up, he ____(shake).

When I picked the alien up, he was shaking.

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I _______(not know) what to do, so I ______(wait)

I didn´t know what to do, so I waited.

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I ________(wait) for hours, when finally my friend _______(arrive).

I was waiting for hours, when finally my friend arrived.

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He ________(play) tennis, when he ______(see) my message.

He was playing tennis, when he saw my message.

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He _________(try) to call me, but his phone ____(run) out of battery.

He was trying to call me, but his phone ran out of battery.

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He _______(decide) to walk. As he _________(walk), an alien ______(stop) her car.

He decided to walk. As he was walking, an alien stopped her car.

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She _____(ask) him if he was lost.

She asked him if he was lost.

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He ____(get) into the car. They _______(listen) to the radio, while they ______(talk).

He got into the car. They were listening to the radio, while they were talking.

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He ___(tell) her that he _____(play) tennis when I ___(call).

He told her that he was playing tennis when I called.

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He ____(lose) his car keys and that´s why he ___(walk)

He lost his car keys and that´s why he was walking.

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She ______(tell) him that she ____(shop) when a strange thing ___(fly) by.

She told him that she was shopping when a strange thing flew by.

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She _____(leave) her son in front of the shop, because he ____(cry).

She left her son in front of the shop, because he was crying.

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