Past Simple
Past Progressive
When and While
When and While part 2
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- I ______(travel) around by car with two friends and we______ (visit) lots of interesting places.
traveled
visited
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- Yesterday at six I _______(prepare) dinner.
was preparing
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While I ______(text), the school bus ____(arrive).
While I was texting, the school bus was arriving.
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We (travel) around Ireland when we (meet) some very nice people.
We were traveling around Ireland when we met
some very nice people.
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It_________ (not / rain) a lot
did not rain / didn't rain
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- While Aaron (work) in his room, his friends (swim) in the pool.
was working
was swimming
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Cindy broke her leg ______ she was snowboarding
while
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While she (speak) on the phone, the milk (boil) over
While she was speaking on the phone, the milk was boiling over.
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- It _________(be) great.
was
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- I tried to tell them the truth but they __________(listen / not) .
weren't listening
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My father was driving at 70 km/h ______a policeman stopped him.
when
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Isaac Newton (sit) next to a tree when he (discover) the force of gravity.
Isaac Newton was sitting next to a tree when he discovered the force of gravity.
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- Where _________(you and spend) your last holiday?
did you spend
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What ________(you / do) yesterday
were you doing
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When my dad ____(fall) off the ladder, he____(paint) the outiside wall of the second floor.
When my dad fell off the ladder, he was painting the outside wall of the second floor.
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Caroline (iron) her clothes when she (burn) her hand.
Caroline was ironing her clothes when she burned her hand.
500
She ____ only 24 years old then.
was
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Paul ______(sing) in the hallway a couple of days ago.
was singing
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What ______(do) when you _____(hear) about 9/11?
What were you doing when you heard about 9/11?
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It was a typical day in September. The sun (shine) while the birds (sing). I (walk) on the street when I (bump) into an old friend.
It was a typical day in September. The sun (shine) while the birds (sing). I was walking on the street when I bumped into an old friend.