Past Simple or Past Continuous
What's missing?
She ................ coming out of her car when suddenly she got robbed.
was
What's missing?
I felt much more fit after I ................ joined aerobics classes.
had
What's correct?
WAS EATING or HAD EATEN
Before dinner, I ................ a snack for brunch.
HAD EATEN
They __________ to the beach when the police ___________ them for speeding. (drive, stop)
They were driving to the beach when the police stopped them for speeding.
You _____ Mandarin before you ______ to China (study/move).
You had studied Mandarin before you moved to China.
Marc _______ Philadelphia so well because he ______ there five years (know/spend).
Marc knew Philadelphia so well because he had spent there 5 years.
I ___________ my wallet while we _________to the supermarket. (lose, walk)
I lost my wallet while we were walking to the supermarket.
Before the students ________ to write, the teacher _________ their mobile phones (start/collect).
Before the students started to write, the teacher had collected their mobile phones.
I ____________ (watch) a TV series when I _________ (hear) a doorbell.
I was watching a TV series when I heard a doorbell.
My mother _____________ when the fire alarm suddenly __________ off. (sleep, go)
My mother was sleeping when the fire alarm suddenly went off.
I________what my mother___________ me to do. (remember, tell)
I remembered what my mother told me to do.
My friend _______to go back to the store because she ___________a beautiful bag. (want, see)
My friend wanted to go back because she had seen a beautiful bag.
He ____________ the bottle of wine on the floor while he was ____________ dinner. (drop, prepare)
He dropped the bottle of wine on the floor while he was preparing dinner.
When the people________at the cinema the film_________already______. (arrive, start)
When the people arrived at the cinema the film had already started.
He ______________ while his brother _____________ his homework. (chat, do)
He was chatting while his brother was doing his homework.