Past Simple VS Past Continuous
I ___ (walked / was walking) home when I ___ (saw / was seeing) a strange man.
I was walking home when I saw a strange man.
She was tired because she ___ (had worked / had been working) all day.
She was tired because she had been working all day.
They ___ (had finished / finished) the project before the boss ___ (arrived / was arriving).
They had finished the project before the boss arrived.
I met Tom at the café.
It was Tom who I met at the café.
It was my best friend who...
WOW!
The kids ___ (made / were making) a lot of noise when their mom ___ (came / was coming) home.
The kids were making a lot of noise when their mom came home.
When I arrived, they ___ (had left / had been leaving).
When I arrived, they had left.
She ___ (had just finished / just finished) her speech when everyone ___ (started / had started) clapping.
She had just finished her speech when everyone started clapping.
She broke the vase yesterday.
It was yesterday that she broke the vase.
What I really want is...
GREAT!
He __________ (not / pay) attention while he __________ (cross) the street.
He didn't pay attention while he was crossing the street.
He was angry because someone ___ (had taken / had been taking) his phone.
He was angry because someone had taken his phone.
She ___ (was crying / cried) because her friend ___ (had lied / lied) to her.
She was cryingbecause her friend had lied to her.
I need a new phone.
What I need is a new phone.
It is my family that...
PERFECT!
She __________ (sleep) when the alarm __________ (go) off.
She was sleeping when the alarm went off.
We ___ (had driven / had been driving) for hours before we found the hotel.
We had been driving for hours before we found the hotel.
When I ___ (opened / was opening) the door, I ___ (noticed / had noticed) something strange.
When I opened the door, I noticed something strange.
I lost my keys.
It was my keys that I lost.
What I like most about English is..
COOL!
While I ___ (studied / was studying), my sister ___ (listened / was listening) to music.
While I was studying, my sister was listening to music.
She ___ (had finished / had been finishing) her homework before she went out.
She had finished her homework before she went out.
I ___ (had been sleeping / slept) when I suddenly ___ (heard / was hearing) a loud bang.
I had been sleeping when I suddenly heard a loud bang.
She wants honesty.
What she wants is honesty.
What annoys me the most is...