Past Continuous
Past Simple
Past Simple or Past Continuous
When or while
Past Simple and Past Continuous
100

I (read) ...................... a book for 3 hours yesterday.

I was reading a book for 3 hours yesterday.

100

Victor (break) ._____ his leg last weekend.

Victor broke his leg last weekend.

100

She ______ (feel) tired, so she went to bed early.

felt (Past Simple)

100

I _______ (cook) dinner ____ the phone ______ (ring).

I WAS COOKING dinner WHEN the phone RANG.

100

While I ______ (drive) to work, a dog ______ (run) across the street.

While I was driving to work, a dog ran across the street.

200

He ______ (not/listen) to the teacher.

He wasn’t listening to the teacher.

200

We ______ (meet) our old teacher at the mall yesterday. 

We met our old teacher at the mall yesterday.

200

I ______ (wear) my new jacket when it suddenly started to rain.

was wearing (Past Continuous)

200

She _______ (listen) to music ____ her mom _______ (call) her.

She WAS LISTENING to music WHEN her mom CALLED her.

200

While they ______ (walk) in the park, they ______ (see) a squirrel.

While they were walking in the park, they saw a squirrel.

300

______ she ______ (sleep) when you got home?

Was she sleeping when you got home?

300

______ you ______ (take) any photos during the trip?

Did you take any photos during the trip?

300

She ______ (hold) the baby while he was looking for the bottle.

held

300

I _______ (study) for the test ____ the lights _______ (go) out.  

We WERE WALKING to school WHEN it STARTED to rain.

300

They ______ (have) dinner when the lights ______ (go) off.

They were having dinner when the lights went off.

400

What  ____  _____ (you, do) at 1 pm last Friday?

What were you doing at 1 pm last Friday?

400

______ she ______ (break) the window by accident?

Did she break the window by accident?

400

He ______ (begin) to explain the rules, but no one ______ (pay) attention.

began, was paying (Past Simple + Past Continuous)

400

____ I ______ (walk) home, I ______ (see) a shooting star.

When I WAS WALKING home, I SAW a shooting star.

400

She ______ (break) her arm while she ______ (ski).

She broke her arm while she was skiing.

500

They ______ (not/pay) attention to the instructions because they ______ (talk) during the explanation.

They ______ (not/pay) attention to the instructions because they ______ (talk) during the explanation.

500

Although he ______ (know) the answer, he ______ (choose) to stay quiet during the discussion.

Although he knew the answer, he chose to stay quiet during the discussion.

500

We ______ (drive) through the mountains when we ______ (hit) a huge rock.

were driving, hit (Past Continuous + Past Simple)

500

The kids _____  _____  (laugh) loudly ____ the teacher ________ (walk in)

The kids WERE LAUGHING loudly WHEN the teacher walked in.

500

The students ______ (discuss) the project details ____ the principal suddenly ______ (enter) the room without knocking.

The students were discussing the project details when the principal suddenly entered the room without knocking.

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