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heard 16. When she____________ (hear) the big crash, she ___________ was eating (eat) her cornflakes.

was living 17. Oliver ____________(live) in Detroit when

Past Simple vs past Continuous

his mother ____________(die) died

was having 18. She ____________(have) a shower when the child ____________(fall) and fell

broke ____________(break) the leg. still beginning 19. He was ____________(still/begin) his

homework when I finished mine.

travelling 20. I was ____________(travel) to America when the terrible attack took place. 21. While she ____________(work) hard was working

A- Put the verbs in the correct tense: past simple or past Continuous.

was lying cleaning the house, he ____________(lie) on the sofa.

saw 22. I ____________(see) the thief just as he ____________ was running (run) away. 23. The accident took place when she

was raining 1. It ____________(rain) when I got up. 2. When Mathew arrived, we

were having ____________(have) dinner. 3. She heard him because he

was talking ____________(talk) loudly. was stopping 4. The taxi ____________(stop) when the train left. 5. He saw her when she

was stading ____________(stand) on the terrace. was watching 6. The child fell asleep when I ____________ (watch) TV.

got 7. When they ____________(get) married, I was ____________ (be) on holiday in France. gardening 8. While my mother was ____________(garden), was doing my father ____________(do) the washing up.

there was 9. ____________(There to be) a bell at 8.15 started and the classes ____________(start) immediately. 10. When I saw Jim at the disco, he

was talking ____________(talk) to the DJ. 11. We ____________(go) swimming in the went sea because the weather

was ____________(be) fine. were having 12. They ____________(have) a good time happened when the disaster ____________(happen) was buying 13. He ____________(buy) some greeting met cards when I ____________ (meet) him

____________(have) a driving lesson. was having 24. The driver killed the dog because he

wasn´t watching ____________(not/watch) the road. was whashing 25. I ____________(wash) my hair when my arrived friend ____________(arrive) was singing 26. While she ____________(sing), I crying was ____________(cry) was 27. She ____________ (be) very happy when found she ____________(find) the ring. 28. When I heard the joke, he

laughed ____________(laugh) 29. I ____________(walk) along the street was walking

saw when I ____________(see) the crowd. 30. She fell when she ____________(run) was running across the street. 31. They were reading a book when they

were waiting (wait) for the bus. ____________ 32. When I arrived home, she

was having ____________(have) her tea. 33. The computer ____________(explode) exploded when Brian ____________ was meding (mend) it. 34. I ____________(see) him at the party. He saw ____________ was dancing (dance) with a nice girl. 35. Yesterday morning Mary

was slepping ____________(sleep) heavily when the rang telephone ____________(ring). She got up ____________(get) up and answered ____________(answer) the phone.

at Harrods.

rang 14. When the alarm____________(ring), he was having ____________(have) a drink in the bar. was skiing 15. Robert ____________(ski) down a fell mountain when he____________(fall).

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