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