Past Continuous
I (read) ...................... a book for 3 hours yesterday.
I was reading a book for 3 hours yesterday.
Victor (break) ._____ his leg last weekend.
Victor broke his leg last weekend.
She ______ (feel) tired, so she went to bed early.
felt (Past Simple)
I _______ (cook) dinner ____ the phone ______ (ring).
I WAS COOKING dinner WHEN the phone RANG.
While I ______ (drive) to work, a dog ______ (run) across the street.
While I was driving to work, a dog ran across the street.
He ______ (not/listen) to the teacher.
He wasn’t listening to the teacher.
We ______ (meet) our old teacher at the mall yesterday.
We met our old teacher at the mall yesterday.
I ______ (wear) my new jacket when it suddenly started to rain.
was wearing (Past Continuous)
She _______ (listen) to music ____ her mom _______ (call) her.
She WAS LISTENING to music WHEN her mom CALLED her.
While they ______ (walk) in the park, they ______ (see) a squirrel.
While they were walking in the park, they saw a squirrel.
______ she ______ (sleep) when you got home?
Was she sleeping when you got home?
______ you ______ (take) any photos during the trip?
Did you take any photos during the trip?
She ______ (hold) the baby while he was looking for the bottle.
held
I _______ (study) for the test ____ the lights _______ (go) out.
We WERE WALKING to school WHEN it STARTED to rain.
They ______ (have) dinner when the lights ______ (go) off.
They were having dinner when the lights went off.
What ____ _____ (you, do) at 1 pm last Friday?
What were you doing at 1 pm last Friday?
______ she ______ (break) the window by accident?
Did she break the window by accident?
He ______ (begin) to explain the rules, but no one ______ (pay) attention.
began, was paying (Past Simple + Past Continuous)
____ I ______ (walk) home, I ______ (see) a shooting star.
When I WAS WALKING home, I SAW a shooting star.
She ______ (break) her arm while she ______ (ski).
She broke her arm while she was skiing.
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.
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.
We ______ (drive) through the mountains when we ______ (hit) a huge rock.
were driving, hit (Past Continuous + Past Simple)
The kids _____ _____ (laugh) loudly ____ the teacher ________ (walk in)
The kids WERE LAUGHING loudly WHEN the teacher walked in.
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.