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Past simple + Past continuous

  •  English    16     Public
    Practice the use of past simple and past continuous together, using words like: Suddenly, while and when
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  • When I _______(meet) my husband, I __________(study) to be a pilot.
    met - was studying
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  • Jessica ________(wear) a bright summer dress, when I ________ (see) her on the street.
    was wearing - saw
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  • I ________(meet) someone while I ________(do) the shopping.
    met - was doing
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  • While my mother _________(run), she ______(see) a beautiful bird.
    was running - saw
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  • It _____ (snow) when I ____ (leave) home this morning.
    was snowing - left
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  • Last night I ___________(read) in bed when I suddenly _______ (hear) a scream.
    was reading - heard
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  • It _______ (get) cold when we _______ (leave) the house.
    was getting - left
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  • _______ (you buy) that bag while I ________ (look) after the children?
    Did you buy - was looking after
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  • They _________ (play) pop music when I ________ (go) into the room.
    were playing - went
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  • We _______ (drive) home in the middle of the night when we ______________(see) a flashing light.
    were driving - saw
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  • He ______ (sit) in the garden when a wasp _______(sting) him in the nose.
    was sitting - stung
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  • I _______ (look) out of the window when I ______ (see) people fighting in the park.
    was looking - saw
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  • It _____ (rain) when we _______ (come) out of the shopping centre.
    was raining - came
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  • Tom _________(fall) off the ladder while he __________(paint) the room.
    fell - was painting
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  • I ________ (sit) in a cafe when you ___________ (call) me.
    was sitting - called
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  • Susie _____________ (watch) a film when she ________ (hear) a noise.
    was watching - heard
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