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Past Simple or Past Continuous

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    Complete sentences using the correct form
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  • When Alex ______(arrive), I _______ (have) dinner. 
    arrived ; was having dinner
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  • He ________(run) very fast and he _______ (not see) the tree. 
    was running ; didn't see
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  • I _______ (read) a book when you ______(call) me.
    was reading ; called
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  • While my father _________ (run), he ______(see) a beautiful bird. 
    was running ; saw
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  • She ______ (cross) the road when I ____ (see) her. 
    was crossing ; saw
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  • John _______ (fall) asleep while he _______ (read) a book. 
    fell ; was reading
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  • When I _____ (see) Martha at the party she _____  (not talking) to Juliet.
    saw ; wasn't talking
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  • While we ______ (drive) to Kyiv we _____ (see) an accident. 
    were driving ; saw
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  • While they _________ (go) home they ______ (have) an accident. 
    were going ; had
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  • When I ______(meet) Kate, she _____ (wear) a black dress. 
    met ; was wearing
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  • I _______(sleep) when I ______(fall) off the bed. 
    was sleeping ; fell
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  • The phone ______(ring) while David ______(have) a shower. 
    rang ; was having
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  • It _______(start) to rain while they _______(wait) for the bus.
    started ; were waiting
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  • While my father _______ (ride) a bike, he _____ (see) two robbers run out of the bank. 
    was riding ; saw
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  • Last weekend Susan ______ (walk) and ______ (break) her leg. 
    was walking ; broke
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  • Mary ______ (cook) lunch when they ______ (come).  
    was cooking; came
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