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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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  • We …………. (study) in Cambridge when we ………… (meet).
    We ……WERE STUDYING……. (study) in Cambridge when we …MET (meet).
  • We ………… (play) tennis when John ………….(hurt) his ankle.
    We …were playing… (play) tennis when John …hurt....(hurt) his ankle.
  • It …………… (snow) when our plane ………………… (land).
    It ……WAS SNOWING……… (snow) when our plane ………LANDED………… (land).
  • They were living in India when / while they got /were getting married.
    They were living in India when they got married.
  • The students ……………….. (play) with their mobile phones when the teacher ……………… (come) in.
    The students …WERE PLAYING….. (play) with their mobile phones when the teacher …CAME…… (come) in.
  • When I ………………… (walk) into the room, everyone …………… (work).
    When I ……walked…… (walk) into the room, everyone ……was working…… (work).
  • ……………. you ……………….. (drive) fast when the police …………………….. (stop) you?
    …WERE…. you …DRIVING... (drive) fast when the police …STOPPED.. (stop) you?
  • What ……………… (you/do) when I …………(call) you last night?
    What ……WEW YOU DOING…… (you/do) when I ……CALLED……(call) you last night?
  • She ………. (arrive) while we ………… (have dinner).
    She ……ARRIVED…. (arrive) while we ……WERE HAVING…… (have dinner).
  • My mum was studying Medicine when / while she met / was meeting my dad.
    My mum was studying Medicine when she met my dad.
  • The children …………. (play) videogames when their parents ……… (arrive).
    The children ……WERE PLAYING……. (play) videogames when their parents …ARRIVED…… (arrive).
  • You …………. (laugh) when I …………. (take) the photo.
    You ……WERE LAUGHING……. (laugh) when I ……TOOK……. (take) the photo.
  • She……………… (surf) when the shark ………… (attack) her.
    She……WAS SURFING…… (surf) when the shark ……ATTACKED… (attack) her.
  • Susan ………… (arrive) while I ………… (have) dinner.
    Susan ……ARRIVED…… (arrive) while I ……WAS HAVING…… (have) dinner.
  • I ………… (not see) the match because I ………… (work).
    I ……DIDN'T SEE…… (not see) the match because I ……WAS WORKING…… (work).
  • We ………… (have) a barbecue when it ………… (start) to rain.
    We ……WERE HAVING…… (have) a barbecue when it ……STARTED…… (start) to rain.
  • He ……. (take) a shower when the telephone ……… (ring).
    He …was taking…. (take) a shower when the telephone …rang…… (ring).
  • He ……… (fall) off his bike while he ……….. (cycle) home.
    He ……FELL… (fall) off his bike while he …WAS CYCLING…….. (cycle) home.
  • When I ………………… (leave) the house, it …………… (snow).
    When I ….LEFT… (leave) the house, it ……WAS SNOWING…… (snow).
  • It ……. (rain) when we ………(leave) the party.
    It …WAS RAINING…. (rain) when we ……LEFT…(leave) the party.
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