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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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    pre intermediate
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  • It ______________________ (rain) when we __________________ (come) out of the shopping centre.
    It was raining when we came out of the shopping centre.
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  • It _________________(happen) very quickly. The car _____________________ (come) out of the side road and then the van ______________________ (drive) into the back of it.
    It happened very quickly. The car came out of the side road and then the van drove into the back of it.
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  • I ______________________ (be) ill last week.
    I was ill last week.
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  • He ______________________ (break)his leg when he ______________________ (ski) .
    He broke his leg when he was skiing.
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  • I ______________________ (look)out of the window and saw that people __________________ (walk) in the park.
    I looked out of the window and saw that people were walking in the park.
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  • Emma ______________________ (pass) her exam a few weeks ago.
    Emma passed her exam a few weeks ago.
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  • When we ______________________ (see) the spaceship we ___________________(stop) the car.
    When we saw the spaceship we stopped the car.
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  • When ______________________ (you buy) the car? – I ______________________ (buy) it a few years ago.
    When did you buy the car? – I bought it a few years ago.
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  • He ______________________ (sit) in the garden when a wasp ______________________(sting) him in the nose.
    He was sitting in the garden when a wasp stung him in the nose.
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  • Claire ______________________ (go) to Egypt last month.
    Claire went to Egypt last month.
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  • She ______________________ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock ________________ (ring).
    She was having a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang.
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  • The car ______________________ (stop) at the lights.
    The car stopped at the lights.
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  • We ______________________ (drive) home in the middle of the night when we ______________ (see) a flashing light.
    We were driving home in the middle of the night when we saw a flashing light.
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  • Soft music ______________________ (play) when I ______________________ (go) into the room.
    Soft music was playing when I went into the room.
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  • ______________________ (you buy) that bag while I ______________________ (look) after the children?
    Did you buy that bag while I was looking after the children?
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  • It ______________________ (be) peaceful and the birds ______________________ (sing).
    . It was peaceful and the birds were singing.
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