We __________ (watch) a movie when it was ___________ (interrupt) by a commercial break.
were watching / interrupted
They __________ (hike) in the mountains when they _________ (spot) a bear lying in wait.
were hiking / spotted
While we __________ (play) board games, the pizza delivery guy _________ (arrive), bringing a delightful smell to the room.
were playing / arrived
The magician's rabbit ________ (not/hop out of) the hat while he ___________ (perform) his tricks.
did not hop out of / was performing
When the lights suddenly ________ (go out), Lucas ___________ (read) a spooky story.
went out / was reading
Surprise, no question! Jump 4 times as high as you can!
Did he / she succeed?
No question! Dance freely for 1 minutes!
Did he / she succeed?
Challenge! Can you make up a sentence using Past Simple & Past Continuous?
Did he / she succeed?
Just as Jack _______ (bike) to school, a bird ______ (steal) his hat and flew away with it.
was biking / stole
The kids _________ (build) a sand castle happily when a wave unexpectedly _________ (wash) it away.
were building / washed
While the astronauts __________ (do) experiments on the space station, mission control __________ (receive) a signal from a distant galaxy.
were doing / received
A sudden wind _________ (make) things harder by changing the fire's direction while the firefighters ___________(fight) with the fire.
made / were fighting
A mysterious figure ________ (slip through) the back door just as the detectives _______ (investigate) the case.
slipped through / were investigating
While Miss Emi ________ (teach) her students, some of the students _________ (write) the sentences on their notebook.
was teaching / were writing
