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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).