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Past Simple and Past Continuous

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    Fill in the gaps with Past Simple and Past Continuous forms.
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  • I was sitting in a cafe when ......
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  • When you (arrive) ... at the party, who .......?
    arrived, was there?
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  • Tommy heard the noise when .....
    he was watching a film.
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  • Were you playing tennis when ... ?
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  • What (they/do) ... at 10pm last night? It was really noisy!
    were they doing
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  • When I walked into the room, everyone ........
    was working
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  • We were waiting on the platform when the train ......
    arrived
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  • Why (you) ... on a chair when I came into the room?
    were you verb+ing
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  • At 7pm yesterday, we (listen) ... to music.
    were listening
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  • When I (leave) ... the house, the sun (shine) ... brightly.
    left, was shining
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  • I (not interrupt) ... her because she (read) ... a book.
    didn't interrupt, was reading
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  • While I (study) ... , my friends (play) ... .
    was studying, were playing
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  • They (sleep) ... peacefully until the alarm (ring) ... .
    were sleeping, rang
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  • Everyone at the cafe (enjoy) ... their coffee when the fire alarm (go off) ... .
    was enjoying, went off
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  • My hamster (sleep) ... at 5pm on Saturday afternoon.
    was sleeping
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  • When the whistle (blow) ... , I (run) ... .
    blew, was running
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