SImple Past vs Past Continuous

Combine the sentence. Harry yelled. Harry was watching a horror movie.

• Harry yelled when he was watching a horror movie.

• When Harry yelled, he was watching a horror movie.

• Harry yelled. Harry was watching a horror movie.

• When Harry yelled, Harry was watching a horror movie.

Mr Wilson (eat) pizza when Fiona (knock) the door.

• was eating, knocked

• were eating, knocked

• ate, was knocking

• ate, were knocking

Greg (study), when his phone (ring).

• was studying, rang

• were studying, rang

• was studying, ring

• was studying, ringed

The children were cleaning their toys, when their mother (call) them for snack time.

• called

• call

• was calling

• calls

The boys (play) baseball when the ball broke the window.

• were playing

• was playing

• are playing

• is playing

Combine the sentence. My sister was riding a bike. My sister fell.

• My sister was riding a bike when she fell.

• My sister was riding a bike. She fell.

• When my sister was riding a bike, she fell.

• When my sister was riding a bike. My sister fell.

When my son (find) a coin, he (walk).

• found, was walking

• was finding, walked

• were finding, walked

• found, walking

The postman (come) when she was brushing her hair.

• came

• comed

• coming

• was coming

We (wait) for the bus when Keanu arrived at the bus stop.

• were waiting

• was waiting

• are waiting

• is waiting

When I (see) him, he (sleep) on the bench.

• saw, was sleeping

• see, was sleeping

• saw, were sleeping

• see, slept