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past continuous vs past simple

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  • When I ... (open) the cupboard door, a pile of books ... (fall) out.
    opened, fell
  • When I ... (get) home last night, it was very quiet. Everybody ... (sleep).
    got, was sleeping
  • The children ... (play) noisily in the living room when their dad ... (walk) in and ... (tell) them to be quiet.
    were playing, walked, told
  • While I ... (walk) down the street yesterday, I ... (see) a little girl sitting on the pavement. She ... (cry).
    was walking, saw, was crying
  • Sam ... (collect) mushrooms in a forest when he ... (see) a baby deer.
    was collecting, saw
  • While Lynn ... (come) back home last night, she ... (hear) some footsteps behind her. Scared to death, she ... (turn) round to see who it was.
    was coming, heard, turned
  • When mum ... (walk) into our bedroom, I ... ( read) a book and my two little sisters ... (play) a board game.
    walked, was reading, were playing
  • While Kelly ... (get) onto the bus yesterday, she ... (slip) on a banana skin and ... (fall) down.
    was getting, slipped, fell
  • When the teacher ... (hand) out the test papers, we immediately .... (start) doing the exercises.
    handed, started
  • She ... (open) the fridge and ... (take) out a bottle of milk.
    opened, took
  • It was a beautiful day yesterday. The sun ... (shine) and the birds ... (sing) when suddenly it ... (start) to rain.
    was shining, were singing, started
  • They ... (sunbathe) on the beach yesterday when suddenly a storm ... (break) out.
    were sunbathing, broke
  • When I ... (look) out of the kitchen window yesterday evening, I ... (see) a strange woman standing in front of our block of flats. She was dressed in black and ... (hold) a white rose.
    looked, saw, was holding
  • Beth ... (get) injured last week while she .... (play) tennis.
    got, was playing
  • Somebody ... (steal) my wallet while I .... (travel) on the bus yesterday.
    stole, was travelling
  • They ... (walk) along the beach when they ... (find) some beautiful shells.
    were walking, found
  • While we ... (travel) to the seaside last summer, our car ... (break) down. We ... (have) to spend the night in a hotel, waiting for our car to get repaired.
    were travelling, broke, had
  • We ... (watch) a scary movie last night when suddenly the lights ... (go) out.
    were watching, went