He was walking to school when the accident happened.
Past Simple vs Past Continuous
De past simple en past continuous worden vaak samen in een zin gebruikt, waarin de continuous aangeeft wat langer duurt en de past simple de korte actie:
Slide 21 - Diapositive
Brendon ........ (repair) his motorbike when his mother ..... (call) for dinner.
A
was repairing / called
B
repaired / was calling
Slide 22 - Quiz
When her dad ....... (come) in, Jaimy ........ (eat) crisps.
A
came/ was eating
B
was coming/ate
Slide 23 - Quiz
We ...... (drive) to Glasgow when we ....... (run) out of petrol.