We use the PAST SIMPLE to talk about

• an action in progress at a certain time in the past

• an action that started and finished in the past

We form the affirmative past continuous:

• Subject + main verb in the past

• Subject + was/were + main verb -ing

Sarah hurt her ankle while she ________

• run

• ran

• was running

• were running

While I _______ home, I _____ a new shop in the street.

• walked / was seeing

• was walking / saw

• walked / saw

• was walking / was seeing

When we saw the crime, we _____ the police.

• called

• were calling

I saw you driving down Green Street yesterday! Where _____?

• did you go

• were you going

• was you going

• went

We ___ a good time because we ___ all ill.

• hadn't / were

• didn't have / was

• weren't having / were

• didn't have / were

A: How ___ you ___ to London?

B: By plane.

• did / get

• were / getting

I ____ a text message when my phone ___ working.

• was sending / stopped

• were sending / stopped

• sent / stoped

• was sent / stopped

My dad ____ while my brothers ____ video games.

• cooked / played

• cooked / was playing

• were cooking / was playing

• was cooking / were playing