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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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  • I __(have) an accident while I ___ (drive) home.
    had / was driving
  • _____(you/use) a dictionary while _______(you/do) your last English homework?
    did you use / you were doing
  • The plane ___(fly) over the area when the pilot ___ (see) the explorers.
    was flying / saw
  • We use simple past to talk about events that ___ and ____ in the past.
    started and over
    startled and ended
    started and ended
  • While _____ (I/drive) to work, I ____ (have) a flat tire.
    I was driving/had
  • What ____(you / think) about when the class ___(start)?
    were you thinking - started
  • While they ___(sail) along the coast, there ___(be) a storm.
    were sailing / was
  • My friends ____(have) coffee when I ___(see) them at Starbucks.
    were having/ saw
  • I ____ (drive) to Oregon from California last year.
    drove
  • What____ (your friends/ do) when you ____(see) them this morning?
    were your friends doing - saw
  • When the post man____(arrive), my father_____ (take) a shower
    arrived / was taking
  • We use past continuous to talk about events in ____ in the past.
    predict
    process
    progress
    profess
  • When I ___(arrive), the rescuers ___ (look) for the lost girl.
    arrived / were looking
  • While the children ___ (play), they____(see) a snake.
    were playing / saw
  • He ____ (miss) the train because he ____ (talk) with some friends 
    missed / was talking
  • What was your teacher doing when you _______(arrive) today?
    arrived
  • The thieves ___  (come)  into the house while the man ____ (sleep) 
    came / was sleeping
  • What ___(you/ do) when your father____(watch) the news yesterday?
    were you doing - watched
  • I ___ (see) Hannah when I___(be) at the shopping center.
    saw / was
  • While my brother_____ (study), my grandma_____  (make) some muffins
    was studying / was making
  • I_______  (go) to the doctor 2 days ago because I ________ (have) a terrible headache.
    went / was having
  • We use past continuous with __ or ___ to indicate an event interrupted by another event.
    this or that
    when or while
    then or that
    when or white
  • When ___ (do/visit) your grandparents?
    did you visit