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Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

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  • Tree __________ (break) his leg when he __________ (play) football.
    broke (break) his leg when he was playing (play)
  • Nobody __________ (listen) while the teacher __________ (explain) the tenses.
    was listening (listen) was explaining (explain)
  • When I __________ (get) up yesterday, the sun __________ (shine) .
    got (get)  was shining (shine) .
  • When Lam and Hi Anh __________ (paint) the walls, their dog __________ (knock) over the paint pot.
    painted (paint)  knocked (knock)
  • The thief (tree) __________ (sneak) into the house, __________ (steal) the jewels and __________ (leave) without a trace.
    snuck (sneak) , stole (steal)  left (leave)
  • While Tran  __________ (read) , Han__________ (watch) a tiktok on the Phone.
    was reading,  was watching
  • While we __________ (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends __________ (lie) on the beach.
    While we were doing (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends were lying (lie) on the beach.
  • I __________ (cycle) through the park, when I __________ (hear) a strange noise.
    I was cycling (cycle) through the park, when I heard (hear) a strange noise.
  • Minh.com __________ (come) home, __________ (switch) on the computer and __________ (check) his emails also played freefire.
    came (come) , switched (switch)  and checked (check)
  • The phone __________ (ring) when zoom __________ (sit) on the toilet.
    rang (ring) was sitting (sit) on
  • After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly __________ (appear) and it __________ (start) to rain.
    appeared (appear)  started (start)
  • We __________ (wait) for An s21+ , when suddenly Hi anh __________ (come) around the corner.
    were waiting (wait)  came (come)
  • Minh Beo __________ (thank) the farmer for his hospitality and __________ (move) on.
    I thanked moved
  • He __________ (wake) up and __________ (look) at his alarm clock.
    He woke (wake) up and looked (look) at his alarm clock.
  • He __________ (pass) her a message when the teacher __________ (look / not).
    passed (pass)  wasn't looking (look / not).
  • I __________ (fall) asleep while I __________ (watch) TV last night.
    I fell (fall) was watching (watch)
  • Zoom __________ (mow) the grass while his wife __________ (pick) strawberries.
    was mowing was picking