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Past Continuous or Past Simple?

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    Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous or the Simple Past.
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  • When Alex ______, I _______ dinner. (arrive, have)
    arrived, having dinner
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  • She ________ very fast and she _______ the tree. (run, not see)
    was running, didn't see
  •  25
  • I _______ a book when you ______ me. (read, call)
    was reading, called
  •  15
  • While my father _________, he ______ a beautiful bird. (run, see)
    was running, saw
  •  15
  • They _______ off their bikes because they _______ too fast. (fall, ride)
    fell, were riding
  •  20
  • She ______ the road when I ____ her. (cross, see)
    was crossing, saw
  •  10
  • John _______ asleep while he _______ a book. (fall,read)
    fell, was reading
  •  15
  • When I _____ Martha at the party she _____ to Juliet. (see, not talk)
    saw, wasn't talking
  •  20
  • Mary ______ lunch when they ______. (prepare, come)
    was preparing, came
  •  15
  • Last weekend in the morning Susan  ______ her leg. (walk,)
    was walking
  •  25