Past simple vs Continuous

Past Simple/ Past Continuous
Mike had an accident while he was driving.
Rick was sleeping when the teacher shouted at him.
My phone rang while I was playing on my guitar.
I jumped out of the closet to scare my dad while he was watching television.

Fill in:
While I ___ (sleep), my mum ___ (walk) into the room.
I ___ (snore) when my teacher ___ (yell) at me.
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Past Simple/ Past Continuous
Mike had an accident while he was driving.
Rick was sleeping when the teacher shouted at him.
My phone rang while I was playing on my guitar.
I jumped out of the closet to scare my dad while he was watching television.

Fill in:
While I ___ (sleep), my mum ___ (walk) into the room.
I ___ (snore) when my teacher ___ (yell) at me.

Slide 1 - Slide

I was born in Italy, but I ....(grow up) in Spain.

Slide 2 - Open question

..... (you work) at McDonald's last summer?

Slide 3 - Open question

This morning, I ... (dream) about the
holidays when my mum woke me up!

Slide 4 - Open question

I saw the film but I ... (not understand) the ending, can you explain it to me?

Slide 5 - Open question

Matthey .... (always shout) when he was young.

Slide 6 - Open question

My friend came to see me while
I ... (do) my homework.

Slide 7 - Open question

When I got home, I .. (realise) I had left
my mobile at my friend’s home.

Slide 8 - Open question

My friends ... (search) for the lost cat when they got a phonecall that he was already found.

Slide 9 - Open question

Past Simple/ Past Continuous
Something was going on (=past continuous) and was interupted by something else (=past simple). 
- Mike had (p.s.) an accident while he was driving (p.c.).
- Rick was sleeping (p.c.) when the teacher shouted (p.s.) at him.

Past Continuous: was/were + verb+ing
Past Simple: verb-ed (2nd word of the irregular verbs)

Slide 10 - Slide

Past Continuous
When something was really annoying in the past.
My old neighbors were constantly playing loud music.
Sadly, his father was always criticizing him.

Past Continuous: was/were + verb+ing


Slide 11 - Slide