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Past Continuous (vs Past Simple)

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  • The phone ... (ring) while she ... (paint) her nails.
    The phone rang while she was painting her nails.
  • We ... (not/cycle) all day.
    We weren't cycling all day.
  • We ... (sit) in the park most of the time.
    We were sitting in the park most of the time.
  • She accidentally ... (hit) her eye this morning while she ... (put) on makeup.
    She accidentally hit her eye this morning while she was putting on makeup.
  • The dog ... (catch) a frisbee while we ... (walk) in the park.
    The dog caught a frisbee while we were walking in the park.
  • ... Alan ... (dance) when you ... (arrive) at the party?
    Was Alan dancing when you arrived at the party?
  • She ... (take) a bath and her husband ... (play) poker in the casino.
    She was taking a bath and her husband was playing poker in the casino.
  • Yesterday at 5pm my mom ... (read) a book.
    Yesterday at 5pm my mom ... was reading a book.
  • He ... (know) how to play the guitar when he ... (be) younger.
    He knew how to play the guitar when he was younger.
  • While Tom ... (work) in the office, his friends ... (cook) dinner in the kitchen.
    While Tom was working in the office, his friends were cooking dinner in the kitchen.
  • The dogs ... (not/play) outside when the earthquake ... (happen).
    The dogs weren't playing outside when the earthquake happened.
  • The kids ... (play) in the garden when it suddenly ... (begin) to rain.
    The kids were playing in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
  • She ... (write) an e-mail to her friend when her boyfriend ... (visit) her.
    She was writing an e-mail to her friend when her boyfriend visited her.
  • It ... (rain) hail all day today.
    It ... was raining hail all day today.
  • At what time yesterday ... you ... (eat) dinner?
    At what time yesterday were you eating dinner?
  • I ... (do) my homework for nearly three hours.
    I ... was doing my homework for nearly three hours.
  • My cat ... (sleep) on my bed when my brother ... (scare) her.
    My cat was sleeping on my bed when my brother scared her.
  • While we ... (camp) in the forest, the bear ... (attack) our tent.
    While we were camping in the forest, the bear attacked our tent.
  • The door ... (close) while I ... (dance) with my boyfriend.
    The door closed while I was dancing with my boyfriend.
  • The professor ... (check) the exams when one of the students ... (come) to ask him a question.
    The professor was checking the exams when one of the students came to ask him a question.
  • I .... (eat) breakfast when someone (ring) the doorbell.
    I was eating breakfast when someone rang the doorbell.
  • I ... (play) on the computer when the power... (go) out.
    I was playing on the computer when the power... went out.
  • What ... your sister ... (give) your mom for a birthday gift?
    What did your sister give your mom for a birthday gift?
  • When you ... (come) I ... (sit) in the garden.
    When you came I was sitting in the garden.
  • The Johnsons ... (not/be) in the house when the fire ... (start).
    The Johnsons weren't in the house when the fire started.
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