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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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We ………… (play) tennis when John ………….(hurt) his ankle.

We …were playing… (play) tennis when John …hurt....(hurt) his ankle.

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He ……. (take) a shower when the telephone ……… (ring).

He …was taking…. (take) a shower when the telephone …rang…… (ring).

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When I ………………… (walk) into the room, everyone …………… (work).

When I ……walked…… (walk) into the room, everyone ……was working…… (work).

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When I ………………… (leave) the house, it …………… (snow).

When I ….LEFT… (leave) the house, it ……WAS SNOWING…… (snow).

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What ……………… (you/do) when I …………(call) you last night?

What ……WEW YOU DOING…… (you/do) when I ……CALLED……(call) you last night?

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The students ……………….. (play) with their mobile phones when the teacher ……………… (come) in.

The students …WERE PLAYING….. (play) with their mobile phones when the teacher …CAME…… (come) in.

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She……………… (surf) when the shark ………… (attack) her.

She……WAS SURFING…… (surf) when the shark ……ATTACKED… (attack) her.

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Susan ………… (arrive) while I ………… (have) dinner.

Susan ……ARRIVED…… (arrive) while I ……WAS HAVING…… (have) dinner.

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You …………. (laugh) when I …………. (take) the photo.

You ……WERE LAUGHING……. (laugh) when I ……TOOK……. (take) the photo.

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It …………… (snow) when our plane ………………… (land).

It ……WAS SNOWING……… (snow) when our plane ………LANDED………… (land).

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We ………… (have) a barbecue when it ………… (start) to rain.

We ……WERE HAVING…… (have) a barbecue when it ……STARTED…… (start) to rain.

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The children …………. (play) videogames when their parents ……… (arrive).

The children ……WERE PLAYING……. (play) videogames when their parents …ARRIVED…… (arrive).

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He ……… (fall) off his bike while he ……….. (cycle) home.

He ……FELL… (fall) off his bike while he …WAS CYCLING…….. (cycle) home.

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She ………. (arrive) while we ………… (have dinner).

She ……ARRIVED…. (arrive) while we ……WERE HAVING…… (have dinner).

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……………. you ……………….. (drive) fast when the police …………………….. (stop) you?

…WERE…. you …DRIVING... (drive) fast when the police …STOPPED.. (stop) you?

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