1We use _____________ to describe finished actions or situations in the past , or to say that one thing happened after another.

We use __________________ to talk about activities in progress at a moment in the past , to describe scenes in a story or description, or to talk about an activity in progress in the past that is interrupted by another action.

FOR INTERRUPTED ACTIONS IN THE PAST WE USE:

ACTIONS THAT STARTED AND FINISHED IN THE PAST

WE USE _________ FOR PARALLEL ACTIONS HAPPENING IN THE PAST

They .................................... (get) to the airport as the plane was landing.

I fell as I .................................... (run) for the bus

I was happy to see her, because we .................................... (not see) each other for years.

Choose the sentence which is closer in meaning to the original.

I had already seen the film but I decided to watch it again last night.

Choose the sentence which is closer in meaning to the original.

I was writing an e-mail when our computer broke down.

Choose the sentence which is closer in meaning to the original.

My aunt bought me a lovely gift after she had spent the summer holiday with us.

The children ___________ in the garden while their parents were watching them

1I fell asleep while I _____________ the film.