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Past Simple and Past Continuous

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    Use the past simple and past continuous to rewrite sentences and complete others.
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  • I arrived home. It was raining. (while)
    I arrived home while it was raining.
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  • Paul __________ (play) football when/while he hurt his leg.
    was playing + when
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  • Sara _________(get) a job while she __________(study) Architecture.
    got / was studing
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  • I ________(meet) George in New York when/while I _________(live) there.
    met / while / was living
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  • When/while I ______(tell) Anna the joke she ________(laugh).
    When / told / laughed
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  • We ________ (drive) home when we ________(see) Greg.
    was driving / saw
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  • I _______ (swim) in the ocean while/when my mother ________(make) our sandwiches.
    was swimming / was making
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  • I _______ (think) about Susan when she ______ (call) me.
    was thinking / called
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  • I _________ (watch) a series when/while I ______ (fall) asleep.
    was watching / when / fell
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