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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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  • Susan ______ (travel) to Europe when I ______ (see) her at the bus station.
    was travelling / saw
  • What ______ you ______ (do) last night at 9 o'clock? I ______ (watch) T.V.
    were you doing / was watching
  • It ______ (rain) when we ______ (come) out of the shopping centre.
    was raining / came
  • Yesterday at 7 o'clock my brother ______ (do) his homework, but he didn't finish it.
    was doing
  • While she ______ (prepare) dinner, she ______ (cut) his finger.
    was preparing / cut
  • Buddy ______ (live) in Italy when he was a child.
    lived
  • When I _____  (see) Martha at the party she _____ (not talk) to Juliet.
    saw, wasn't talking
  • Last Sunday we ______ (cook) lunch when you texted us.
    were cooking
  • Matt ______ (use) the computer when the modem stopped working.
    was using
  • Last Friday at 3 o'clock Mandy ______ (study) for an exam.
    was studying
  • I _______ (look) out of the window and saw that people _____ (walk) in the park.
    was looking, were walking
  • They _______  (fall) off their bikes because they _______ (ride) too fast.
    fell, were riding
  • It _______ (be) cold when we _______ (leave) the house that day.
    was, left
  • When we ______ (see) the spaceship we _____(stop) the car.
    saw, stopped
  • When the cars ______ (crash) , people ______ (call) the police immediately.
    crashed / called
  • Claire ______ (go) to Egypt two years ago.
    went
  • My sister and I ______ (fly) a kite in the park when we ______ (meet) our cousins.
    were flying / met
  • The car ______ (stop) at the traffic lights.
    stopped
  • I ______ (be) ill last week, so I didn't go to the party.
    was
  • When I ______ (walk) into the room it was chaos! The children ______ (write) all over the walls!
    walked / were writing
  • They were playing volleyball when the sun .................. (go) down
    went
  • When Alex ______ (arrive), I _______ (have) dinner.
    arrived, was having
  • The girls ______ (surf) yesterday at 12 o'clock.
    were surfing
  • When I ______ (get) up this morning, my father ______ (listen) to the radio in the kitchen
    got / was listening
  • My friends ______ (relax) on the beach yesterday at 5 o'clock.
    were relaxing
  • I _______ (read) a book when you ______ (call) me.
    was reading, called
  • I was sitting in the garden while the birds ______. (sing) beautifully.
    were singing
  • We _______ (drive) home in the middle of the night when we ______________(see) a flashing light.
    were driving, saw
  • Yesterday I ______ (not go) to the cinema with my friends. I stayed at home.
    didn't go
  • The boy ______ (not swim) in the sea yesterday at 3 o'clock.
    wasn't swimming
  • He ______ (break) his leg while he ______ (ski) in the Alps.
    broke / was skiing
  • Jessy _______ (fall) asleep while she _______ (read) a book.
    fell, was reading
  • Yesterday at 9 o'clock the lifeguard ______ (watch) everyone on the beach.
    was watching
  • ______ Tom and his friends ______ (play) football when you visited them?
    Were Tom and his father playing
  • I _______  (sleep) when I ______ (fall) off the bed.
    was sleeping, fell
  • She ______  (cross) the road when I ____ (see) her.
    was crossing, saw