Past Simple vs Past Continuous | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 32 Public

pre intermediate

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Was _________________________(Jimmy, already wait) for you when you ______________________ (get) there?

. Was Jimmy already waiting for you when you got there?

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. I ______________________ (lie) in the bath when the phone ______________________ (ring). It ______________________ (stop) after a few rings.

. I was lying in the bath when the phone rang. It stopped after a few rings.

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It ______________________ (be) cold when we ______________________ (leave) the house that day.

It was cold when we left the house that day.

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We ___________________________ (play) volleyball with Mary, when you ___________________________(call) me.

We were playing volleyball with Mary, when you called me.

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When the teacher ___________________________(come) in, they ___________________________ (study) English.

When the teacher came in, they were studying English.

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The baby ___________________________ (sleep) when the telephone ___________________________(ring).

The baby was sleeping when the telephone rang..

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While I ___________________________ (walk) in the streets of Holland, I ___________________________ (meet) an old friend of mine.

While I was walking in the streets of Holland, I met an old friend of mine.

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I ___________ (look) for my purse when I ___________________________ (drop) my credit card.

I was looking for my purse when I dropped my credit card.

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My uncle ___________________________ (take) me to the airport yesterday.

My uncle took me to the airport yesterday.

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She ___________________________ (dance) when she _________ (hurt) her ankle.

She was dancing when she hurt her ankle.

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When I _________ (get) home, I __________ (take) my shoes off.

When I got home, I took my shoes off

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Everybody __________ (stand) up when the President _______ (come)

Everybody stood up when the President came.

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While the children ____________ (play) computer games, mum _________ (read) a book.

While the children were playing computer games, mum was reading a book.

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I __________ (do) my homework while the radio _______ (play)

I was doing my homework while the radio was playing.

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