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Simple past is used when there is...

• a completed single action in the past

• birds

• an unfinished continuous activity or a background situation

Past continuous is used when there is...

• a completed single action in the past

• birds

• an unfinished continuous activity or a background situation

What is the key event of the sentence:

"What were they doing when they saw the hippo?"

• they saw the hippo

• were they doing

What is the key event of the sentence:

"What did they do when they saw the hippo?"

• they saw the hippo

• did they do

Match:

"What were they doing when they saw the hippo?"

• They were coming down the river.

• They tried to get away.

Match:

"What did they do when they saw the hippo?"

• They were coming down the river.

• They tried to get away.

We often ask questions in the ... about activities at the time of the key event

• Past Simple

• Past Continuous

We often ask questions in the ... about activities after the key event.

• Past Simple

• Past Continuous