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Past Continuous or Past Simple?

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    Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous or the Simple Past.
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  • When Alex ______, I _______ dinner. (to arrive,   to have)
    arrived, was having
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  • She ________ very fast and she _______ the tree. (to run, not to see)
    was running, didn't see
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  • I _______ a book when you ______ me. (to read, to call)
    was reading, called
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  • While my father _________, he ______ a beautiful bird. (to run, to see)
    was running, saw
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  • They _______ off their bikes because they _______ too fast. (to fall, to ride)
    fell, were riding
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  • She ______ the road when I ____ her. (to cross, to see)
    was crossing, saw
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  • Yunus_______ asleep while he _______ a book. (to fall,to read)
    fell, was reading
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  • When I _____ Lena at the party she _____ to Beyza. (to see, not to talk)
    saw, wasn't talking
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  • They ______ video games, while their mom _______ the dishes.(to play, to do)
    were playing, was doing
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  • While my father _______ a bike, he _____ two robbers running out of the bank. (to ride, to see)
    was riding, saw
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  • Mary ______ lunch when they ______. (to prepare, to come)
    was preparing, came
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  • Last weekend Susan ______ and ______ her leg. (to walk, to break)
    was walking, broke
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  • While we ______ to Brussels we _____ an accident. (to drive, to see)
    were driving, saw
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  • The phone ______ while David ______ a shower.(to ring, to have)
    rang, was having
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  • I _______ when I ______ off the bed. (to sleep, to fall)
    was sleeping, fell
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  • While they _________ home they ______ an accident. (to go, to have)
    were going, had
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