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Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

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    Past Simple vs. Past Continuous
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  • I _________ (sleep) when I _________ (fall) onto the floor
    slept / was falling
    was sleeping, fell
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  • I _________ (read) when the lights __________ (go) out
    was reading, went
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  • Homer __________ (study) English when Bart _________ (send) him a text message
    was studying, sent
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  • While our class was doing an English test, Mandy's class __________(play) basketball
    was playing
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  • While we _________ (chat) online, my brother __________ (do) the washing up
    were chatting, was doing
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  • Sandra __________ (cook) dinner while I __________ (chop) some tomatoes
    was cooking, was chopping
    cooked / chopped
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  • We __________ (pay) attention while teacher Paula ________ (explain).
    were paying/was explaining
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  • I __________ (finish) my homework 2 hours ago.
    was fishing
    finished
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  • Tom __________ (paint) the fence in the garden when his friends _________(drop) by
    painted / was dropping
    was painting, dropped
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  • At 8 o'clock in the morning, we __________ (have) a meeting in the office
    were having
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  • John __________ (ride) his bike when he __________ (have) an accident
    was riding, had
    rode/ was having
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  • My brother ___________ (play) soccer last afternoon.
    played
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  • 60 years ago , people __________ (travel) by horse.
    was traveling
    used to travel
    use to travel
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  • When the phone ______ (ring), I ________ (take) a shower.
    rang / was taking
    was ringing / took
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