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Past Simple and Past Continuous

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  • Why _______ (you/stand) on a chair when I _____ (come) into the room?
    were you standing | came
  • Mary ______ lunch when they ______. (prepare, come)
    was preparing | came
  • I __________ (buy) a new baseball cap last week.
    bought
  • When Alex ______, I _______ dinner. (arrive, have)
    arrived | was having dinner
  • At 9 o'clock yesterday morning, Tom ____ (walk) on the beach.
    was walking
  • They weren't ________ (wear) uniforms.
    wearing
  • It ____ (not/be) sunny and warm in the afternoon yesterday, it ____ (be) cold and rainy.
    wasn't / was
  • I _______ when I ______ off the bed. (sleep, fall)
    was sleeping | fell
  • John _______ asleep while he _______ a book. (fall , read)
    fell | was reading
  • I _______ a book when you ______ me. (read, call)
    was reading | called
  • While we ______ to Paris, we _____ an accident. (drive, see)
    were driving | saw
  • While they _________ home, they ______ an accident. (go, have)
    were going | had
  • Tim ______ football, when all of a sudden it _____ to rain. (play, start)
    was playing | started
  • She ______ the road when I ____ her. (cross, meet)
    was crossing | met
  • The phone ______ while David ______ a shower. (ring, have)
    rang | was having
  • She ________ very fast when she _______ her ex-boyfriend. (run, see)
    was running | saw
  • It _______ to rain while they _______ for the bus.(start, wait)
    started | were waiting
  • When I ______ Kate, she _____ a black dress. (meet, wear)
    met | was wearing
  • They ______ video games while their mom _______ the dishes.(play, wash)
    were playing | was washing
  • What time ___________ (he/get up) yesterday?
    did he get up
  • When I _____ Martha at the party she _____ to Juliet. (see, not talk)
    saw | wasn't talking
  • While my parents _________, they ______ a beautiful bird. (run, see)
    were running | saw
  • While the teacher was talking, the students ________ (listen)
    were listening
  • While my father _______ a bike, he _____ two robbers run out of the bank. (ride, see)
    was riding | saw