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Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

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  • Tom /break /his leg / he / play frisbee.
    Tom broke his leg when he was playing frisbee.
  • I __________ (thank) the farmer for his hospitality and __________ (move) on.
    I thanked (the farmer for his hospitality and moved on.
  • The car .................... (stop) at the traffic lights.
    stopped
  • spider / do / I / homework / desk / a / my / see / my / I / big / next to
    While I was doing my homework, I saw a big spider next to my desk.
  • The phone / ring/ I / sit/  on the toilet.
    The phone rangwhen I was sitting on the toilet.
  •  fast / the / very / tree / drive / they / hit / they
    They were driving very fast when they hit the tree.
  • He / pass / her a message / the teacher  / look / not.
    He passed  her a message when the teacher wasn't looking.
  • We /wait for Jane / suddenly Louis / come around the corner.
    We were waiting for Jane, when suddenly Louis came around the corner.
  • He /wake up / and / look at his alarm clock.
    He woke up and looked  at his alarm clock.
  •  Mike and Jane/ paint / the walls/their dog / knock over / the paint pot.
    When Mike and Jane painted the walls, their dog knocked over the paint pot.
  • I / get up / yesterday / the / sunshine .
    When I got up yesterday, the sun was shining .
  • the / start / think / class / you / about / what / ?
    What were you thinking about when the class started?
  • The thief /sneak into / the house /steal /  the jewels / and /leave /without a trace.
    The thief snuck  into the house, stole the jewels and left without a trace.
  • I /cycle /through the park / I /hear /a strange noise.
    I was cycling  through the park, when I heard a strange noise.
  • I / fall asleep / I / watch TV / last night.
    I fell asleep while I was watching TV last night.
  • dinner / I / cook / finger / the / cut / my / I
    I cut my finger when I was cooking dinner.
  •  Tom/read/Amely / watch a documentary on TV.
    While Tom was reading, Amely was watching a documentary on TV.
  • Marvin /come/ home /switch/ on the computer and /check/ his emails.
    Marvin came home, switched on the computer and checked his emails.
  • we / do/ a sight-seeing tour/ our friends / lie on the beach.
    While we were doing a sight-seeing tour, our friends were lying  on the beach.
  • nice / look for / I / shoes / a pair of jeans /I / find / new / these
    While I was looking for a new pair of jeans, I found these nice shoes.
  • The boy ....................... (not swim) in the sea yesterday at 3 o'clock.
    wasn't swimming
  • After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly __________ (appear) and it __________ (start) to rain.
    After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly appeared  and it started  to rain.
  • Yesterday at 7 o'clock my brother ............... (do) his homework, but he didn't finish it.
    was doing
  • hunt / shoot / tigers / man / them / of / appear / one / and / the / a
    The tigers were hunting when a man appeared and shot one of them.
  • Nobody /listen/ the teacher /explain /the tenses.
    Nobody was listening  while the teacher was explaining  the tenses.
  • through / see / I / park / the / I / her / walk
    I was walkşng through the park when I saw her.