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Past Simple and Past Continuous

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    Past Simple and Past Continuous
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  • I ______________ (sleep) when my mum _____________ (call) me on the phone.
    WAS SLEEPING / CALLED
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  • What did you say when he __________ (arrive)?
    ARRIVED
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  • The weather ______ (be) sunny in California, while it _________ (rain) in Seattle.
    WAS / WAS RAINING
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  • I was _______ (hike) with my friends in the mountains when we _______ (hear) something coming from the top of the hill.
    WAS HIKING / HEARD
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  • While I ____________ (watch) TV one day, I suddenly _______ (hear) the sound of waves very close to my house.
    WAS WATCHING / HEARD
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  • That summer the temperatures _________ (be) very high because of a heatwave.
    WERE
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  • We _______ (look) up and ________ (see) a big bird flying.
    LOOKED / SAW
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  • While we _________ (skate) in the park, he _________ (fall) on the floor.
    WERE SKATING / FELL
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  • What ________ you ________ (do) while I ________ (play) tennis?
    WERE YOU DOING / WAS PLAYING
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  • Last year I ________ (visit) the Wembley stadium when I _______ (be) in London.
    VISITED / WAS
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  • I _____________ (study) when he ________ (arrive) home.
    WAS STUDYING / ARRIVED
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  • I ____________ (be) very happy when he _________ (arrive).
    WAS / ARRIVED
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