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Past Continuous vs Past Simple

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She accidentally ... (hit) her eye this morning while she ... (put) on makeup.

She accidentally hit her eye this morning while she was putting on makeup.

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She ... (write) an e-mail to her friend when her boyfriend ... (visit) her.

She was writing an e-mail to her friend when her boyfriend visited her.

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While we ... (camp) in the forest, the bear ... (attack) our tent.

While we were camping in the forest, the bear attacked our tent.

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It ... (rain) hail all day today.

It ... was raining hail all day today.

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The Johnsons ... (not/be) in the house when the fire ... (start).

The Johnsons weren't in the house when the fire started.

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He ... (know) how to play the guitar when he ... (be) younger.

He knew how to play the guitar when he was younger.

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The phone ... (ring) while she ... (paint) her nails.

The phone rang while she was painting her nails.

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The professor ... (check) the exams when one of the students ... (come) to ask him a question.

The professor was checking the exams when one of the students came to ask him a question.

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My cat ... (sleep) on my bed when my brother ... (scare) her.

My cat was sleeping on my bed when my brother scared her.

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We ... (sit) in the park most of the time.

We were sitting in the park most of the time.

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The kids ... (play) in the garden when it suddenly ... (begin) to rain.

The kids were playing in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.

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The dog ... (catch) a frisbee while we ... (walk) in the park.

The dog caught a frisbee while we were walking in the park

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Yesterday at 5pm my mom ... (read) a book.

Yesterday at 5pm my mom ... was reading a book.

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What ... your sister ... (give) your mom for a birthday gift?

What did your sister give your mom for a birthday gift?

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While Tom ... (work) in the office, his friends ... (cook) dinner in the kitchen.

While Tom was working in the office, his friends cooked dinner in the kitchen.

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We ... (not/cycle) all day.

We weren't cycling all day.

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