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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

  •  English    13     Public
    Past tenses
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  • When I _______(meet) the pilot, he __________(not / fly) his plane.
    met, wasn't flying
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  • Jessica ________(wear) a bright summer dress, when I ________ (see) her on the street.
    was wearing, saw
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  • I ________(meet) an old friend in town, while I ________(do ) the shopping.
    met, was doing
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  • While my mother _________(run), she ______(see) a beautiful bird.
    was running, saw
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  • It _____ (snow) when I ____ (leave) home this morning.
    was snowing, left
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  • Last night I ___________(read) in bed when I suddenly _______ a scream. (hear)
    was reading, heard
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  • It _______ (rain) heavily when we _______ (leave) the house that day.
    was raining, left
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  • _______ (you buy) that bag while I ________ (look) after the children?
    Did you buy, was looking
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  • Pop music _________ (play) when I ________ (go) into the room.
    was playing, went
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  • We _______ (drive) home in the middle of the night when we ______________(see) a flashing light.
    were driving, saw
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  • He ______ (sit) in the garden when a wasp _______(bite) him in the nose.
    was sitting, bit
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  • While you ________ (buy) the car, I ______ (prepare) all the papers
    were buying, prepared
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  • I _______ (look)out of the window when I ____ (see) that people in the park.
    was looking, saw
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