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Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

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    Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb: Use past simple or past continuous.
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  • My dog (nap) ... when I (come) ... home
    was napping, came
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  • I (study) ... for the test all night
    was studying
  •  15
  • I (phone) ... you four times last night. Where were you?
    phoned
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  • We (clean) ... the house all morning.
    were cleaning
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  • You (eat) ... that sandwich for an hour!
    were eating
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  • When Alex ______, I _______ dinner. (arrive, have)
    arrived, was having
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  • She ________ very fast and she _______ the tree. (run, not see)
    was running, didn't see
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  • I _______ a book when you ______ me. (read, call)
    was reading, called
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  • While my father _________, he ______ a beautiful bird. (run, see)
    was running, saw
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  • They _______ off their bikes because they _______ too fast. (fall, ride)
    fell, were riding
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  • She ______ the road when I ____ her. (cross, see)
    was crossing, saw
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  • John _______ asleep while he _______ a book. (fall,read)
    fell, was reading
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  • When I _____ Martha at the party she _____ to Juliet. (see, not talk)
    saw, wasn't talking
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  • They ______ video games, while their mom _______ the dishes.(play, wash)
    were playing, was washing
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  • While my father _______ a bike, he _____ two robbers run out of the bank. (ride, see)
    was riding, saw
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  • Mary ______ lunch when they ______. (prepare, come)
    was preparing, came
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