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Past Continuous vs. Past Simple

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    Practicing the past continuous vs. the past simple tenses.
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  • Tom _________ (fall) off the ladder while he __________ (paint) the room.
    fell, was painting
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  • It _____ (rain) when we _______ (come) out of the mall.
    was raining, came
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  • I _______ (look) out of the window and saw that people _____ (run) in the park.
    was looking, were running
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  • When we ______ (see) the spaceship we _____ (stop) the car.
    saw, stopped
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  • When ________ (you buy) the car? – I ________ (buy) it a few years ago.
    did you buy, bought
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  • He ______ (sit) in the garden when a wasp _______ (sting) him in the nose.
    was sitting, stung
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  • We _______ (drive) home in the middle of the night when we ______________ (see) a flashing light.
    were driving, saw
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  • Pop music _________ (play) when I ________ (go) into the room.
    was playing, went
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  • _______ (you buy) that bag while I ________ (look) after the children?
    Did you buy, was looking after
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  • It _______ (be) cold when we _______ (leave) the house that day.
    was, left
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  • Last night I ___________ (read) in bed when I suddenly _______ (hear) a scream.
    was reading, heard
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  • It _____ (snow) when I ____ (leave) home this morning.
    was snowing, left
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  • While my mother _________ (run), she ______ (see) a beautiful bird.
    was running, saw
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  • I ________ (meet) an old friend while I ________ (do) the shopping.
    met, was doing
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  • Jessica ________ (wear) a bright summer dress, when I ________ (see) her on the street.
    was wearing, saw
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  • When I _______ (be) young, I __________ (want) to be a pilot.
    was, wanted
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