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Past Continuous vs. Past Simple

  •  English    15     Public
    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 shopping centre.
    was raining/came
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  • I _______ (look) out of the window when I ______ (saw) that people who were walking in the park.
    was looking/saw
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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 my bed when I suddenly _______ a scream. (hear)
    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 in town 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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