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'Past Simple' or 'Past Continuous'

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#Past continuous

Mr.Thompson ______________ (drive) very fast when he hit a tree.

was driving

15

Jack ______________ (milk) the cows when a stranger came into the barn.

was milking

10

Susan ______________ (see) the burglar while he was rushing into his car.

saw

20

My uncle ______________ (listen) to the radio when the earthquake happened.

was listening

10

The old lady was trying to cross the street when a boy ______________ (offer) help.

offered

15

All the children ______________ (sleep) when their father opened the front door.

were sleeping

20

I was working on the Science project when you ______________ (come) into the room with a big chocolate cake in your hand.

came

15

The children ______________ (play) tennis when their grandmother called them for lunch.

were playing

20

Jack and Steven ______________ (have dinner) when the heard a strange noise.

were having

25

My brother was tidying the bookcase while I ______________ (make) the beds.

was making

25

What ______________ (you do) when your father came home from work?

were you doing

25

Mary ______________ (look) out of the window when it started raining.

was looking

10