B1daily

Past Simple vs Past Continuous - Daily English

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  1. I (walk) to the park when it started to rain.
  2. While we (eat) dinner, the phone rang.
  3. She (see) her old friend at the supermarket yesterday.
  4. They (play) football when the storm began.
  5. He (lose) his keys while he was running in the park.
  6. What you (do) when I called you last night?
  7. The sun (shine) when we left the house this morning.
  8. We (watch) a movie when the power went out.
  9. Sarah (finish) her homework before she went to bed.
  10. While my mom (cook) lunch, she burned her finger.
  11. I (meet) my cousins during my summer vacation.
  12. The students (talk) when the teacher entered the room.
  13. It (snow) heavily when we arrived at the cabin.
  14. He (buy) a new laptop last week.
  15. They (drive) to the beach when they ran out of petrol.
  16. I (hear) a strange noise while I was reading.
  17. We (stay) in a small hotel during our trip to Italy.
  18. She (listen) to music when someone knocked on the door.
  19. Tom (break) his leg while he was skiing.
  20. The birds (sing) loudly early this morning.
  21. You (forget) your umbrella at the cafe yesterday.
  22. While the children (sleep), the parents cleaned the house.
  23. I (find) a twenty-dollar bill on the street.
  24. It (begin) to rain just as we were leaving the mall.
  25. He (work) in London three years ago.