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Past Simple and Past Continuous

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  • It (was raining / rained) when I woke up.
    was raining
  • They (go) _____ abroad last month.
    went
  • Bill (burn) ___ his hand, as he (cook) __.
    burnt -- was cooking
  • When they (walk) ________ on the ice, they (fall) __________.
    were walking -- fell
  • When we (talk) _________ , I (see) _____ one of my favourite football players having coffee.
    were talking -- saw
  • While my mum (cook) ___, I (clean) ___ the room.
    was cooking -- was cleaning
  • Yesterday I (cut) _____ my finger while I (make) _____ salad.
    cut -- was making
  • When I woke up, the birds (sing) ___________.
    were singing
  • Sam (meet) __ a friend when he (wait) ____ for the bus.
    met -- was waiting
  • Susan (not/go) ____ to work last Wednesday.
    didn't go
  • While he (write) __________ an email, his laptop (stop) ____ working.
    was writing -- stopped
  • While she (pack) ___ the suitcase, her brother was vacuuming the flat.
    was packing
  • I (see) ___________ a famous person when I (buy) ______ a present.
    saw -- was buying
  • When I arrived, they (wait) ____ for me at the platform.
    were waiting
  • I (dropped / was dropping) my phone while I (was getting / got) on the bus.
    dropped -- was getting
  • Emily (enter) ____ the house and (take) _____ off her shoes.
    entered --took
  • What (were you doing / did you do) at nine o'clock last night?
    were you doing
  • Kate (borrow) __ the book but forgot to bring it back.
    borrowed
  • Yesterday afternoon, while my mum (cook) _____, my dad was cutting the grass in the garden.
    was cooking
  • I (break) _____ my leg when I (ski) ______.
    broke -- was skiiing
  • I (sit) __________ in a cafe when you (call) __________.
    was sitting -- called
  • What (they/do) ___________ at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?
    were they doing
  • When I (leave) _____ the house, it (snow) _____ .
    left -- was snowing
  • When her train (get) _____ to the station, we (wait) _____ on the platform.
    got -- were waiting
  • Susie (watch) _________ a film when she (hear) __________ the noise.
    was watching -- heard
  • Last year I (visit) __________ Paris and Rome.
    visited
  • At 7pm yesterday, we (listen) ___________ to music.
    were listening
  • Yesterday I (go) ______ to the library, next I (have)_____ a swim, later I (meet) ____ Julie for coffee.
    went -- had -- met
  • We (play) ______ tennis when John (hurt) ____ his ankle.
    were playing -- hurt
  • We (play) ___ cards when we (hear) ___ the noise.
    were playing -- heard
  • He (work) _____ in the garden when he (find) __________ the money.
    was working -- found
  • He (take) ______ a shower when the telephone (ring) ________.
    was taking -- rang