Упражнение 219 на употребление Past Continuous

Перетащите каждый элемент в нужный пропуск.

when his phone rang.

when we heard a kitten meowing.

when I heard a strange noise coming from the window.

when she saw a beautiful butterfly.

when I noticed a "no parking" sign.

I was parking my car

The girl was watering the flowers

We were walking along the street

He was having a shower

I was reading in bed

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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.