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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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  • I _______ (be) ill last week, so I didn't go to the party.
    was
  • While he _______ (prepare) dinner, he _______ (cut) his finger.
    was preparing / cut
  • The car _______ (stop) at the traffic lights.
    stopped
  • When I _______ (walk) into the room the children _______ (write) all over the walls!
    walked / were writing
  • Yesterday I _______ (not go) to the cinema with my friends. I stayed at home.
    didn't go
  • Yesterday at 7 o'clock my brother _______ (do) his homework, but he didn't finish it.
    was doing
  • He _______ (break) his leg while he _______ (ski) in the Alps.
    broke / was skiing
  • Susan _______ (travel) to Mendoza when I ________ (see) her at the bus station.
    was travelling / saw
  • The boy _______ (not swim) in the sea yesterday at 3 o'clock.
    wasn't swimming
  • My sister and I _______ (fly) a kite in the park when we_______ (see) our cousins.
    were flying / saw
  • They were playing volleyball when the sun _______ (go) down
    went
  • My friends _______ (relax) on the beach yesterday at 5 o'clock.
    were relaxing
  • Yesterday at 9 o'clock the lifeguard _______ (watch) everyone on the beach.
    was watching
  • _______ Tom and his father _______ (play) football when you visited them?
    Were Tom and his father playing
  • I _______(walk) when I _______ (see) the accident.
    was walking / saw
  • It _______ (rain) when we _______(come) out of the shopping centre.
    was raining / came
  • What _______ you _______ (do) last night at 9 o'clock?- I _______(watch) T.V.
    were you doing / was watching
  • Claire _______ (go) to Egypt two years ago.
    went
  • Last Friday at 3 o'clock Mandy _______ (study) for an exam.
    was studying
  • Buddy _______(live) in Italy when he was a child.
    lived
  • The girls _______ (surf) yesterday at 12 o'clock.
    were surfing
  • Last Sunday we _______ (cook) lunch when you texted us.
    were cooking
  • I ______ (get up) early this morning.
    got up
  • Matt _______ (use) the computer when the modem stopped working.
    was using
  • I was sitting in the garden while the birds _______ (sing) beautifully.
    were singing