Past Simple vs Past Continuous
example provided.
1.While the teacher was explaining (explain) the sum on the blackboard, the children were
throwing (throw) paper aeroplanes around the classroom.
2.Eve ............................ (live) in Athens when she ............................ (meet) the man who was
to become her husband.
3............................. you ............................ (not work) at Mcllroy's when
they ............................ (have) that terrible fire?
4.As it ............................ (get) foggier it ............................ (become) almost impossible to
steer the boat along the narrow canal.
5.I ............................ (hear) a strange noise just as I ............................ (go) to sleep.
6.When the fire alarm ............................ (go) off, we ............................ (leave) the building as
quickly as possible.
7.At the place where we ............................ (live) before, our neighbours ............................
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