PAST SIMPLE vs PAST CONTINUOUS

Mary prepared / was preparing lunch when they came / was coming.

• was preparing/came

• prepared/came

• prepared/was coming

• was preparing/was coming

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CCSS.L.8.1B

Tom was very unlucky. It rained / was raining every day during his holidays.

• rained

• was raining

Who was that nice girl you talked / were talking to when I walked / was walking by the pub?

• talked/walked

• talked/was walking

• were talking/walked

• were talking/was walking

a) Last weekend Susan fell / was falling and broke/ was breaking her leg.

• fell/broke

• fell/was breaking

• was falling/broke

• was falling/was breaking

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1C

When I entered / was entering the cafeteria Mary had / was having lunch with Peter.

• entered/had

• entered/was having

• was entering/had

• was entering/was having

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CCSS.L.8.1B

a) We drove/ were driving to Berlin in Robert´s new car.

• drove

• were driving

a) The sun shone / was shining brightly when I got up / was getting up this morning.

• shone/got up

• shone/was getting

• was shining/was getting up

• was shining/got up

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

Ann finally told / was telling us the whole story about Peter.

• told

• was telling

Anthony called/was calling while I parked/was parking the car.

• called/parked

• called/was parking

• was calling/parked

• was calling/was parking

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

Miranda drove/was driving to work when she saw/was seeing the accident.

• drove/saw

• drove/was seeing

• was driving/saw

• was driving.was seeing