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The man was mowing the lawn while his wife __________.
was verb+ing
After one hour of cycling in the sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly appeared and it __________.
started to rain
When I __________ (get) up yesterday, the sun __________ (shine) .
got up, was shining
The phone __________ (ring) when I __________ (sit) on the toilet.
rang, was sitting
Tom __________ (break) his leg when he __________ (play) frisbee.
broke, was playing
Make a sentence with past simple and past continuous, using the picture.
Make a sentence with past simple and past continuous, using the picture.
Make a sentence with past simple and past continuous, using the picture.
Make a sentence with past simple and past continuous, using the picture.
Make a sentence with past simple and past continuous, using the picture.
I ________ while I was doing the shopping.
While my mother _________(run), she ______(see) a beautiful bird.
was running, saw
It _____ (snow) when I ____ (leave) home this morning.
was snowing, left
Last night I ___________(read) in bed when I suddenly _______ a scream. (hear)
was reading, heard
It _______ (be) cold when we _______ (leave) the house that day.
was, left
_______ (you buy) that bag while I ________ (look) after the children?
Did you buy, was looking after
Pop music _________ (play) when I ________ (go) into the room.
was playing, went
We _______ (drive) home in the middle of the night when we ______________(see) a flashing light.
were driving, saw
He ______ (sit) in the garden when a wasp _______(sting) him on the nose.
was sitting, stung
When ________ (you buy) the car? – I ________ (buy) it a few years ago.
did you buy, bought
When we ______ (see) the spaceship we _____(stop) the car.
saw, stopped
I _______ (look)out of the window and saw that people _____ (walk) in the park.
was looking, were walking
It _____ (rain) when we _______ (come) out of the shopping centre.
was raining, came
Tom _________(fall) off the ladder while he __________(paint) the room.
fell, was painting
You (eat) ... that sandwich for an hour!
were eating
We (clean) ... the house at 10am yesterday.
were cleaning
I (phone) ... you four times last night. Where were you?
phoned
I (study) ... for the test all night
was studying
My dog (nap) ... when I (come) ... home
was napping, came
When the whistle (blow) ... , I (run) ... .
blew, was running
My hamster (sleep) ... at 5pm on Saturday afternoon.
was sleeping
Everyone at the cafe (enjoy) ... their coffee when the fire alarm (go off) ... .
was enjoying, went off
They (sleep) ... peacefully until the alarm (ring) ... .
were sleeping, rang
While I (study) ... , my friends (play) ... .
was studying, were playing
I (not interrupt) ... her because she (read) ... a book.
didn't interrupt, was reading
When I (leave) ... the house, the sun (shine) ... brightly.
left, was shining
At 7pm yesterday, we (listen) ... to music.
were listening
Why (you) ... on a chair when I came into the room?
were you verb+ing
We were waiting on the platform when the train ......
arrived
When I walked into the room, everyone ........
was working
What (they/do) ... at 10pm last night? It was really noisy!
were they doing
Were you playing tennis when ... ?
Tommy heard the noise when .....
he was watching a film.
When you (arrive) ... at the party, who .......?
arrived, was there?
I was sitting in a cafe when ......
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