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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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    Past Simple vs Past Continuous
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  • What ________________________ (you / do) when I ________________________ (call) you last night?
    were you doing/called
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  • I ________________________ (sit) in a café when you ________________________ (call).
    was sitting/called
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  • When you ________________________ (arrive) at the party, who ________________________ (be) there?
    arrived/was
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  • Susie ________________________ (watch) a film when she ________________________ (hear) the noise.
    was watching/heard
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  • Yesterday I ________________________ (go) to the library, next I ________________________ (have) a swim, later I ________________________ (meet) Julie for a coffee.
    went/had/met
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  • We ________________________ (play) tennis when John ________________________ (hurt) his ankle.
    were playing/hurt
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  • What ________________________ (they / do) at 10pm last night? It ________________________ (be) really noisy.
    were doing/was
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  • He ________________________ (take) a shower when the telephone ________________________ (ring).
    was taking/rang
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  • He ________________________ (be) in the shower when the telephone ________________________ (ring).
    was/rang
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  • When I ________________________ (walk) into the room, everyone ________________________ (work).
    walked/was working
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  • It ________________________ (be) a day last September. The sun ________________________ (shine), the birds ________________________ (sing). I ________________________ (walk) along the street when I ________________________ (meet) an old fri
    was/was shining/were singing/was walking/met
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  • When her train ________________________ (get) to the station, we ________________________ (wait) on the platform
    got/were waiting
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  • On holiday we ________________________ (visit) Rome, ________________________ (see) the Vatican, and ________________________ (spend) a few days at the beach.
    visited/saw/spent
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  • Why ________________________ (you / stand) on a chair when I ________________________ (come) into the room?
    were you standing/came
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  • At 7pm yesterday, we ________________________ (listen) to music.
    were listening
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  • When I ________________________ (leave) the house, it ________________________ (snow).
    left/was snowing
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