Past Simple vs. Past Continuous
1. Fill in the gaps with the past simple or continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. 1. Wewere sitting (sit) at the breakfast table when the doorbellrang (ring).2. He met (meet) a lot of friendly people while he was working (work) in California.3. When theyleft (leave) the museum, the sunwas shining (shine).4. The studentswere playing (play) cards when the teachercame (come) in.5. While the childrenwere sleeping (sleep), their parentswere watching (watch) TV.6. Itstarted (start) to rain while shewas watering (water) the flowers in her garden.7. When I opened (open) the door, it was raining (rain).8. While Henrywas having (have) a drink at the bar, his wifewas swimming (swim) in the sea.9. Heheard (hear) a loud bang while hewas talking (talk) to his friend.10. While he was taking (take) a shower, his dogs were eating (eat) his steaks. 2. Use the past simple and past continuous to complete the story. Every day James Lullaby travels to London. Yesterday he was driving (drive) his car, when he saw (see) a dog in the middle of the road. The dog was watching (watch) the car closely when it appeared (appear). James stopped (stop) and got (get) out of his car carefully. While he was getting (get) out, the dog ran (run) away from him. James went (go) back to his car and opened (open) the front door. While he was getting (get) in the car, the dog approached (approach) it again and sat (sit) down in the middle of the road. James started (start) the engine, but the dog didn’t move (not move). James jumped (jump) out of the car and shouted (shout) at the dog. The dog barked (bark) at him and started (start) to run. James followed (follow) the dog while it was running (run) in front of him. Suddenly, he saw (see) two girls lying on the grass. They were bleeding (bleed). James took (take) out his mobile phone and made (make) an emergency call. While he was trying (try) to call the emergency, he noticed (notice) that there was no signal. 'OK, doggy,' said (say) James. 'Where is the nearest hospital?