Past Simple or Past Continuous?
1. While I (listened/was listening) to the radio, the telephone (rang/was ringing).
2. He (broke/was breaking) his leg when he (skied/was skiing) in the Alps.
3. They (listened/were listening) to the orchestra when the pianist (became/was becoming) ill.
4. Ann (played/was playing) the piano while Tom (painted/was painting) а picture.
5. We (saw/were seeing) an accident while we (waited/ were waiting) for the bus.
6. She (worked/was working) quietly at her desk when suddenly the door (opened/was opening).
7. What you (read)______ at 6 o’clock on Sunday.
8. She (meet) ______Dan while she (work) ________ in France?
9. My mom (work) _______in the garden when I (come) _____ home? .
10. ‘How fast you (drive) _______ when the police (stop)_______ you?
11. I (saw/was seeing) you in the park yesterday. You (sat/ were sitting) on а bench.
12. They (travelled/were travelling) to Canada when they (met/ were meeting) each other.
13. While I (listened/was listening) to music, my brother (did/was doing) his homework.
14. What (did you write/were you writing) when your computer (crashed/was crashing)?
15. As he (passed/was passing) the bank, а man in а mask (knocked/was knocking) him onto the ground.
16. Tom (arrived/was arriving) while the children (had/ were having) their bath.
17. He (come)______ while I (have) ______breakfast
18. What you (do)______ at 10 o’clock on Sunday
19. What you (do)____ when the phone (ring)_________?
20. While she (cook) ________dinner, she (cut) __________her finger.
1. While I (listened/was listening) to the radio, the telephone (rang/was ringing).
2. He (broke/was breaking) his leg when he (skied/was skiing) in the Alps.
3. They (listened/were listening) to the orchestra when the pianist (became/was becoming) ill.
4. Ann (played/was playing) the piano while Tom (painted/was painting) а picture.
5. We (saw/were seeing) an accident while we (waited/ were waiting) for the bus.
6. She (worked/was working) quietly at her desk when suddenly the door (opened/was opening).
7. What you (read)______ at 6 o’clock on Sunday.
8. She (meet) ______Dan while she (work) ________ in France?
9. My mom (work) _______in the garden when I (come) _____ home? .
10. ‘How fast you (drive) _______ when the police (stop)_______ you?
11. I (saw/was seeing) you in the park yesterday. You (sat/ were sitting) on а bench.
12. They (travelled/were travelling) to Canada when they (met/ were meeting) each other.
13. While I (listened/was listening) to music, my brother (did/was doing) his homework.
14. What (did you write/were you writing) when your computer (crashed/was crashing)?
15. As he (passed/was passing) the bank, а man in а mask (knocked/was knocking) him onto the ground.
16. Tom (arrived/was arriving) while the children (had/ were having) their bath.
17. He (come)______ while I (have) ______breakfast
18. What you (do)______ at 10 o’clock on Sunday
19. What you (do)____ when the phone (ring)_________?
20. While she (cook) ________dinner, she (cut) __________her finger.
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1. While I was listening to the radio, the telephone rang
2. He broke his leg when he was skiing in the Alps.
3. They were listening to the orchestra when the pianist became ill.
4. Ann was playing the piano while Tom was painting а picture.
5. We saw an accident while we were waiting for the bus.
6. She was working quietly at her desk when suddenly the door opened.
7. What were you reading at 6 o’clock on Sunday?
8. Did she meet Dan while she was working in France?
9. Was my mom working in the garden when I came home?
10. How fast were you driving when the police stopped you?
11. I saw you in the park yesterday. You were sitting on а bench.
12. They were travelling to Canada when they met each other.
13. While I was listening to music, my brother was doing his homework.
14. What were you writing when your computer crashed?
15. As he was passing the bank, а man in а mask knocked him onto the ground.
16. Tom arrived while the children were having their bath.
17. He came while I was having breakfast.
18. What were you doing at 10 o’clock on Sunday?
19. What were you doing when the phone rang?
20. While she was cooking dinner, she cut her finger.