Past continuous use – Exercise 218

Choose the best option.

Yesterday Miranda along the street when she her friend Michael. Michael to the train station. He a large suitcase. They to chat for a few minutes. Then Michael to the station and Miranda home. When Michael the station it to rain heavily. He to get wet so he called a taxi.

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Past continuous with past simple

The past continuous tense often goes together with the past simple. The past continuous shows longer background action and the past simple — shorter action:

I was doing something when something happened.

Examples

I was having a shower when you rang the doorbell. was having — longer background action, rang — short action

Helen was cooking dinner when the children came back. was cooking — longer background action, came back — short action

It wasn't raining when I woke up. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. wasn't raining, was shining, were singing — longer background action, woke up — short action

Past continuous use – Exercise 218

Past continuous with past simple

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