Past Simple vs. Past Continuous
When I ______ (walk) to school, I ______ (see) my best friend.
When I was walking to school, I saw my best friend.
I ______ (see) that movie three times.
I have seen that movie three times.
He ______ (go) to the shop yesterday.
He went to the shop yesterday.
She ______ (cook) dinner when the phone ______ (ring).
She was cooking dinner when the phone rang.
I ______ (not finish) my project yet, but I ______ (start) it last weekend.
I have not finished my project yet, but I started it last weekend.
We ______ (see) a shooting star last night.
We saw a shooting star last night.
We ______ (not watch) TV when our teacher ______ (call) us.
We were not watching TV when our teacher called us.
We ______ (know) each other since we ______ (meet) at that summer camp five years ago.
We have known each other since we met at that summer camp five years ago.
My brother ______ (break) his arm when he fell off the bike.
My brother broke his arm when he fell off the bike.
What ______ you ______ (do) when the lights ______ (go) out?
What were you doing when the lights went out?
They ______ (already visit) many countries, but they ______ (go) to Italy only once, in 2019.
They have already visited many countries, but they went to Italy only once, in 2019.
The thief ______ (flee) the city before the police arrived.
The thief fled the city before the police arrived.
While I ______ (try) to fix my bike, it suddenly ______ (start) to rain heavily.
While I was trying to fix my bike, it suddenly started to rain heavily.
By the time the teacher ______ (arrive), we still ______ (not complete) the test, even though we ______ (study) for it all week.
By the time the teacher arrived, we still haven’t completed the test, even though we have studied for it all week.
She ______ (seek) help from her teacher when she didn’t understand the task.
She sought help from her teacher when she didn’t understand the task.