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English 12 Public

Uses of the simple past and past continuous

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#Past continuous #simple past

Yesterday while I _______(ride) my bike I ______(fall) and hurt myself.

Yesterday while I was riding my bike I fell and hurt myself.

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They ___________ (watch)TV when the telephone _______(ring).

They were watching TV when the telephone rang.

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Peter _________ (read) a book when his sister_______ (arrive).

Peter was reading a book when his sister arrived.

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While we ________(clean) the garden it_________ (start) to rain.

While we were cleaning the garden it started to rain.

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When we _______(arrive) at the picnic our friends ________(wait) for us.

When we arrived at the picnic our friends were waiting for us.

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We _____ (study) English while Peter________(cook).

We were studying English while Peter was cooking.

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What _____ you _____(do) while I______(cook)? Nothing.

What were you doing while I was cooking? Nothing.

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It________ (rain) when I _______ (arrive) at the airport.

It was raining when I arrived at the airport.

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When Tom________ (arrive), we ______ (have) dinner.

When Tom arrived, we were having dinner.

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While we ________(walk)) home, it_______(start) to rain.

While we were walking home, it started to rain.

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We________(run) along the road when we ______(see) the accident.

We were running along the road when we saw the accident.

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José ______(fall) off the ladder while he ________(paint) the house.

José fell off the ladder while he was painting the house.

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