Упражнение 219 на употребление Past Continuous

Перетащите каждый элемент в нужный пропуск.

when the waiter took my plate away.

when the water stopped running.

when it started to rain heavily.

when the program crashed.

when the power went out.

I was finishing my dessert

We were watching our favourite show

Sue was going to an important interview

Leo was shampooing his hair

Lucy was typing the last sentence

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Использование Past Continuous вместе с Past Simple

При употреблении в паре с Past Simple Past Continuous показывает длительное действие, на фоне которого происходит более короткое:
I was doing something, when something happened.

Примеры

I was having a shower when you rang the doorbell. Я принимал душ, когда ты позвонил в дверь.

Helen was cooking dinner when the children came back. Хелен готовила обед, когда вернулись дети.

It wasn't raining when I woke up. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. Когда я проснулся, дождя не было. Светило солнце, и пели птицы.