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Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

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    Decide if the sentence needs to be in past simple, past continuous, or both!
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  • What were the dolpins doing yesterday? (swim)
    The dolphins were swimming.
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  • What was the parrot doing? (talk)
    The parrot was talking.
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  • What were the seals doing at the beach? (jump)
    The seals were jumping.
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  • What was the shark doing? (eat)
    The shark was eating.
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  • The octopus _______(walk) along the bottom of the sea.
    was walking
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  • The gorillas ________(wait) for their lunch this afternoon.
    were waiting
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  • What were you doing when the lion escaped? (look at the parrots)
    I was looking at the parrots when the lion escaped.
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  • What were you doing when the koala fell from the tree? (feed the panda)
    I was feeding the panda when the koala fell from the tree.
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  • She ______(sit) in a cafe when her mom _____(call).
    She was sitting in a cafe when her mom called.
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  • Marta ______(watch) a movie when she _______(hear) a scary noise.
    Marta was watching a movie when she heard a scary noise.
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  • Our class ______ (play) on the patio, when Marco _____ (hurt) his ankle.
    Our class was playing on the patio, when Marco hurt his ankle.
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  • What ______(they/do) last night at 7 o´clock?
    What were they doing last night at 7 o´clock.
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  • What were you looking for on the beach? (oysters)
    I was looking for oysters.
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  • When did they arrive? (at 10 o´clock)
    They arrived at 10 o´clock.
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  • What did you look at? (turtles)
    I looked at turtles.
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  • What did the parrot give you? (an oyster)
    The parrot gave me an oyster.
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