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Past continuous Empower B1 Unit 2B Grammar
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They ... (not work) quietly when the teacher ... (come) back.
weren't working, came
When you ... (call) me, I ... (cook) dinner.
called, was cooking
It ... (rain) when she ... (leave) the house.
was raining, left
When I ... (walk) down the street, I ... (find) en dollars.
was walking, found
I ... when I ... my bicycle into a tree.
 
wasn't looking, crashed
 
didn't look, was crashing
I ... Cancun when I ... in Mexico
 
didn't visit, was working
 
wasn't visiting Cancun, worked
We ... tired when we ... home.
 
were feeling , got
 
felt, were getting
I ... some cleaning when I ... the news on the radio
 
was doing, heard
 
did, was hearing
He ... his job when he ... for his exams.
 
left , was studying
 
was leaving, studied
She ... down the street when she ... her friend.
 
was walking, saw
 
walked, was seeing
The doorbell ... when I ... a film.
 
rang, was watching
 
was ringing, watched
Past continuous: A: ... (Most people / not wear) suits for the job interview. B: What ... (they wear)?
A: Most people weren't wearing B: were they wearing?
Past continuous: ... (she / not study) when I got home; ... (she / talk) to her friends online.
she wasn't studying, she was talking
Past continuous: A: What ... (you / do) at midnight on New Year's Eve? B: We ... (watch) the celebrations on TV.
A: were you doing B: were watching
Past continuous: At nine last night, ... (we / sleep).
we were sleeping
Past continuous: A year ago, ... (I / live) with my parents.
I was living
Past continuos or past simple: Someone ... (steal) my bag when I ... (stand) in the queue for a ticket.
stole, was standing
Past continuos or past simple: I ... (drive) to a family wedding when my GPS ... (stop) working.
was driving , stopped
Past continuos or past simple: I ... (run) for the bus when my bag ... (open) and all my things ... (fall) out.
was running, opened,  fell
Past continuos or past simple: When I ... (travel) around Australia, I ... (lose) my passport.
was travelling, lost
Past continuos or past simple: The train... (leave) the station when I ... (realise) I was on the wrong train.
was leaving, realised
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