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Past simple & Past continuous

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  • I (listen) to the radio when I (hear) this fantastic song.
    I was listening to the radio when I heard this fantastic song.
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  •  When the teacher (say) ‘Stop!’, I (still try) to finish the last question.
     When the teacher said ‘Stop!’, I was still trying to finish the last question.
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  • I feel really silly! While I (dance), I (fall) and (break) my elbow.
    I feel really silly! While I was dancing, I fell and broke my elbow.
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  • Tim (play) a computer game when his mum (call) him for lunch.
    Tim was playing a computer game when his mum called him for lunch.
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  • I (look) for a file on my memory stick when I (notice) there was a virus.
    I was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed there was a virus.
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  • Ron (find) a really interesting website about dance music while he (surf) the internet.
    Ron found a really interesting website about dance music while he was surfing the internet.
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  • My mum (have) breakfast near the computer when she (spill) her cup of coffee on the keyboard.
    My mum was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled her cup of coffee on the keyboard.
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  • How many pictures you (take) while you (travel) around Europe?
    How many pictures did you take while you were traveling around Europe?
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  • When you (see) me yesterday, I (not go) to school, I (go) to the doctor’s – I felt terrible.
    When you saw me yesterday, I was not going to school, I went to the doctor’s – I felt terrible.
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  • Tony (play) the drums while his sister, Annie (play) the trumpet.
    Tony was playing the drums while his sister, Annie was playing the trumpet.
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  • What (do) last night when I (call you)?
    What were you doing last night when I called you?
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