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PAST CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PAST TENSE?




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Rewrite the following sentences using past or past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets.

Example: When you (come) _______in, I (do) _______the crossword puzzle.

������������������������������ When you came in, I was doing the crossword puzzle.

������������������������������ As I (come) ___________home, I (meet) ___________an old friend.

������������������������������ As I was coming home, I met an old friend.

1.�� He (get)on the train when the train (move).

2.�� As the man (walk)up the stairs, the lights (go)out.

3.�� When the war (begin), they (live)in Austria.

4.�� When the war (begin), they (move)to the USA.

5.�� I (fall)down as I (get)off the bus.

6.�� He (wear)a big strange hat when I first (meet)him.

7.�� He (paint)the doors and the windows while I (paint)the walls.

8.�� Just as I (pick)up the receiver, the telephone (ring).

9.�� When I (be)in Germany, I (work)in a coal mine.

10. he (listen)while the teacher (talk)?

11. When the storm (break), I (water)the garden.

12. Whatyou (do)when I (see)you yesterday?

13. He (sleep)soundly when they (arrive).

14. While you (watch)TV, I (do)my homework.

15. While he (talk), I (finish)reading the book.

16. When the driver (see)the policeman, he suddenly (stop).

17. I (dream)when the dog (start)to bark.

18. He (be)in bed while they (have)breakfast.

19. We (have)a flat tire while we (drive)to Ankara.

20. Whereyou (go)when I (see)you last night?

21. It (rain)when I (leave)home.

22. When you (call), I (sleep) .

23. I (listen)to the radio when I (hear)the explosion.

24. The plane (crash)while it (land).