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Past Continuous vs Past Simple

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... Alan ... (dance) when you ... (arrive) at the party?

Was Alan dancing when you arrived at the party?

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The dogs ... (not/play) outside when the earthquake ... (happen).

The dogs weren't playing outside when the earthquake happened.

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At what time yesterday ... you ... (eat) dinner?

At what time yesterday were you eating dinner?

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The door ... (close) while I ... (dance) with my boyfriend.

The door closed while I was dancing with my boyfriend.

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When you ... (come) I ... (sit) in the garden.

When you came I was sitting in the garden.

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She ... (take) a bath and her husband ... (play) poker in the casino.

She was taking a bath and her husband was playing poker in the casino.

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I ... (do) my homework for nearly three hours.

I ... was doing my homework for nearly three hours.

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I .... (eat) breakfast when someone (ring) the doorbell.

I was eating breakfast when someone rang the doorbell.

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I ... (play) on the computer when the power... (go) out.

I was playing on the computer when the power... went out.

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I...(bite) the pasta but it burnt my mouth because I had...(not/blow) on it first.

I bit the pasta but it burnt my mouth because I hadn't blown on it first.

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I had...(beat) the rest of the runners in the race, so I was sure I would...(come) in first place.

I had beat the rest of the runners in the race, so I was sure I would come in first place.

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I had...(deal) all of the cards perfectly last time, so after that I...(become) a professional card dealer.

I had dealt all of the cards perfectly last time, so after that I became a professional card dealer.

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I was so...(catch) up in the football match on the TV, that I didn't realize the food I was cooking had already been...(burn).

I was so caught up in the football match on the TV, that I didn't realize the food I was cooking had already been burnt.

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