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Past Continuous or Simple Past?

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    Complete the sentences with past continuous or simple past
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  • When Alex ______, I _______ dinner. (arrive, have)
    arrived, having dinner
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  • She ________ very fast when she _______ the tree.(run, see)
    was running, saw
  •  25
  • I _______ a book when you ______ me. (read, call)
    was reading, called
  •  15
  • While my sister _________ the house, she ______ a beautiful bird on the window.(clean, see )
    was cleaning, saw
  •  15
  • They _______ off their bikes because they _______ too fast. (fall, run)
    fell, were running
  •  20
  • She ______ the road when I ____ her. (cross, see)
    was crossing, saw
  •  10
  • John _______ asleep while he _______ a book. (fall,read)
    fell, was reading
  •  15
  • When I _____ Martha at the party, she _____ to Juliet.(see, talk)
    saw, was talking
  •  20
  • While my father _______ a bike, he _____ two robbers running out of the bank.(ride, see)
    was riding, saw
  •  20
  • Mary ______ lunch when they ______.(prepare, arrive)
    was preparing, came
  •  15
  • Last weekend Susan ______ when she ______ her leg.(walk, break)
    was walking, broke
  •  25
  • While we ______ to São Paulo we _____ an accident. (drive, see)
    were driving, saw
  •  15
  • The phone ______ while David ______ a shower. (ring, have)
    rang, was having
  •  20
  • I _______ when I ______ off the bed. (sleep, fall)
    was sleeping, fell
  •  15
  • While they _________ home, they ______ an accident.(go, have)
    were going, had
  •  20
  • When I ______ Kate, she _____ a black dress. (meet, wear)
    met, was wearing
  •  25