Simple Past
Past Continuous
Past Continuous /Simple Past
Past Continuous vs Simple Past
Past Continuous vs. Simple Past
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Alexa ____ (feel) tired yesterday because she ____ (not sleep) well.
Alexa felt tired yesterday because she didn't sleep well.
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While Sara ______ (read), Kristen was ________ (watch) TV.
While Sarah was reading, Kristen was watching TV.
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We _______________ for our math exam when the teacher _________(tell) us the exam was cancelled.
We were studying for our math exam when the teacher told us the exam was cancelled.
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While I (go) home, I (meet) a crazy monkey.
While I was going home, I met a crazy monkey.
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Bob ____ (study) when he___ (hear) a knock on the door.
Bob was studying when he heard a knock on the door.
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Jane ____(teach) Vanessa how to read Japanese but she never ________(learn)to speak it
Jane taught Vanessa how to read Japanese but she never learned to speak it
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I don't care what you were doing, I want to know why the cat was jumping on the sofa.
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The soccer players _____ (win) the game when it _____ (start) to rain.
The soccer players were winning the game when it started to rain.
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While he (walk) in the forest, he (find) a huge mushroom.
While he was walking in the forest, he found a huge mushroom.
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He _____ (lose) his wallet while he _____ (jog) in the park.
He lost his wallet while he was jogging in the park.
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_____ you _____ (listen) to a song?
Were you listening to a song?
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True or False:
"While" is mostly used with the past continuous.
True.
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While my brother (walk) the dog, he (lose) it.
While my brother was walking the dog, he lost it.
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When the electricity _____ (go) off I _____ (type) my report.
When the electricity went off I was typing my report.
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Rita _____ (go) to Cardiff last month. She _____ (cut) her foot on the beach and _____ (have) to get stitches.
Rita went to Cardiff last month. She cut her foot on the beach and had to get stitches.
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His dog_____( not bark).
His dog wasn't barking.
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While I _____ (eat) my sandwich, a dog ___ (grab) it from my hand.
While I was eating my sandwich, a dog grabbed it from my hand.
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Anna (laugh) while we (watch) our favourite TV show.
Anna laughed while we were watching our favourite TV show.
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Fill in the blanks with "while", "when" or the correct verb tense.
______everyone was watching the movie, we suddenly ______(lose) electricity.
While, lost.
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Yesterday, Joe's dog____(run) after his girlfriend.
Yesterday, Joe's dog ran after his girlfriend.
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I_____(sleep) on the couch.
I was sleeping on the couch.
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True or False:
In traditional grammar, "when" is used with the simple past.
True.
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A very scary dog (bite) me in the leg, while I (walk) walking in the park.
A very scary dog bit me in my leg, while I was walking in the park.
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While she ____ (cook), the telephone ______ (ring).
While she was cooking, the telephone rang.