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Past simple vs past continuous

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    Talk about what people were doing in the past
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  • We/ my dad / for / a/ were / visiting/ days / couple
    We were visiting my dad for a couple of days.
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  • I / street / with / sister / was / down / the / walking / my
    I was walking down the street with my sister.
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  • wearing / people / most / like / weren't / Most / that / clothes
    Most people weren't wearing clothes like that.
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  • doing / were / What / Japan / in / you
    What were you doing in Japan?
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  • What clothes ____ you ____ three days ago? (wear)
    What clothes were you wearing three days ago?
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  • What ____ your parents ____ at six o'clock yesterday evening? (do)
    What were your parents doing at six o'clock yesterday evening?
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  • Who ____ you ____ to this time last week? (talk)
    Who were you talking to this time last week?
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  • ____ the sun ____ last Sunday? (shine)
    Was the sun shining last Sunday?
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  • Where ____ you ____ this time yesterday? (sit)
    Where were you sitting this time last week?
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  • How ____ you ____ last Friday? (feel)
    How were you feeling last Friday?
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  • I ____ to the radio when I ____ my phone. (listen, hear)
    I was listening to the radio when I heard my phone.
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  • My friends and I ____ when the bus ____. (chat, arrive)
    My friends and I were chatting when the bus arrived.
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  • I ____ an accident while I ____ to school. (see, cycle)
    I saw an accident while I was cycling to school.
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  • My mum ____ when I ____ her. (not shop, phone)
    My mum wasn't shopping when I phoned her.
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  • When I ____ the photo my cousins ____ the same clothes. (take,wear)
    When I took the photo my cousins were wearing the same clothes.
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