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Past continuous vs past simple · worksheet

Name · Date: ______________________________

A) Put the verb in the right form

Use the verb in brackets.

  1. I (drive) home when my phone rang.
  2. While we were having dinner, the lights (go) out.
  3. She was working in Berlin when she (meet) her husband.
  4. The laptop (crash) while I was saving the file.
  5. I saw an old friend while I (wait) for the bus.

B) Put the words in order

Write the whole sentence.

  1. driving / I / phone / was / home / my / rang / when
  2. when / the / called / We / weren't / you / watching / game
  3. arguing / walked / in / They / manager / the / when / were

C) Choose the correct sentence

One of each pair is correct.

  1. During I was cooking, the phone rang./While I was cooking, the phone rang.
  2. I was knowing the answer./I knew the answer.
  3. I was walk home when it started to rain./I was walking home when it started to rain.
Answers: A: 1 was driving, 2 went, 3 met, 4 crashed, 5 was waiting. B: 1 I was driving home when my phone rang. 2 We weren't watching the game when you called. 3 They were arguing when the manager walked in. C: 1 While I was cooking, the phone rang., 2 I knew the answer., 3 I was walking home when it started to rain..

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