Past Continuous

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Past Continuous

How to use past continuous in a sentence.

When you want to talk about something in the past:

We watched tv yesterday.

John played the guitar at the concert.

Sophie called Amber last night.

Jennifer ..... (play) soccer last Saturday.

But what if two things happened in the past, at the same time?

Jennifer played soccer last Saturday.

Jennifer fell during soccer last Saturday.

Try to make this into 1 sentence.

Jennifer played soccer last Saturday.
Jennifer fell during soccer last Saturday.

Try to make this into 1 sentence.

Correct options are:

Jennifer fell while she was playing soccer last Saturday.

Last Saturday Jennifer fell while she was playing soccer.

While Jennifer was playing soccer last Saturday, she fell.

Try to make a sentence of these two events that happened in that past at the same time:

1. Sara - watch tv

2. Jim - call Sara

Try to make a sentence of these two events that happened in that past at the same time:
1. Sara - watch tv
2. Jim - call Sara

Past Simple en Continuous in one sentence

" While Lisa was doing her homework, Mike left the house to go to the supermarket."

something happens for a longer time in the past- Past Continuous
something else happens at the same time for one moment - Past Simple

Make the past continuous

I ............... (to try) to repair my bike when he offered to help me.

1. were trying
2. am trying
3. was trying
4. tried

A car crashed into a tree while Susan ...(to wait) for a friend at the sidewalk.

1. waited
2. waiting
3. were waiting
4. was waiting

You fell asleep when we ...(to watch) a movie yesterday!

1. was watching
2. were watching
3. watched
4. are watching

Fill in the right forms

You .... (have) a shower when Stephen called.

While I (write) the email, the computer suddenly turned off.

While John ... (sleep) last night, someone stole his car.

Level up!

Sammy ... for us, when we ... off the plane

1. was waiting, were getting
2. waited, were getting
3. were waiting, got
4. was waiting, got

It ..... (rain) hard when we .... (leave) the hospital.

1. rained, were leaving
2. was raining, left
3. were raining, left
4. rained, was leaving