Simple past vs Past continuous
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- Q1We _______at the breakfast table when the doorbell _________.were sitting - was ringingwere sitting - rangsat - rangsat - was ringing30s
- Q2He _________a lot of friendly people while he __________in California.was meeting - livedwas meeting - was livingmet - was livingmet - lived30s
- Q3When they ________ the museum, the sun was shining.were reachingdid reachwere reachreached30s
- Q4While the children _________, their parents were watching TV.was playingwere playingplayedwere play30s
- Q5I _________a movie when I ________him standing outside.was watching - was noticingwatched - was noticingwas watching - noticedwatched - noticed30s
- Q6The children _________ in the park when it started to rain.playeddid playingwere playingdid play30s
- Q7Charlie was hiding in my wardrobe when Lola _______ him.was findwas findingdid findfound30s
- Q8I was working when the computer ______ down.did breakwas breakingbreakedbroke30s
- Q9We _________ to the park last Sunday.were goingwere gowere gowent30s
- Q10I ___________ when I __________ Neil. I stopped and had a chat.was running - was seeingwas running - sawran - was seeingran - saw30s
- Q11When _______________yesterday?did the party startedwas the party startdid the party startwas the party starting30s
- Q12My mom _________ while my dad _________the garage. They finished almost at the same time.was cooking - was cleaningcooked - cleanedwas cooking - was cleaningwas cooking - cleaned30s
- Q13I was very thirsty so I _________the water very quickly.drankwas drinkingdid drinkwas drink30s
- Q14Don _______ when he felt down the stairs.was walkingdid walkwalkedwas walk30s
- Q15Jim ________ with Sue when the rain started.was playingwere playingwas playplayed30s