Complete the sentences using these pairs of verbs. Use the past simple in one space and the past continuous in the other.
arrive/get ; go/get ; met/work ; look/slip ; wait/order ; ski/break
a) Just as I ...into the bath the fire alarm ...off.
b) Helen ...her leg while she ...in Switzerland.
c) We ...when I ...in a music shop.
d) When his mother ...in the other direction Steve ...away quietly.
e) I ...a drink while I ...for Pam to arrive.
f) Our guests were early. They ...as I ...changed
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A) Just as I was getting into the bath, the fire alarm went off.b) Helen broke her leg while she was skiing in Switzerland.
c) We met when I was working in a music shop.
d) When his mother was looking in the other direction, Steve slipped away quietly.
e) I ordered a drink while I was waiting for Pam to arrive.
f) Our guests were early. They arrived as I was getting changed.