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.

Sue was going to an important interview

Lucy was typing the last sentence

I was finishing my dessert

We were watching our favourite show

Leo was shampooing his hair

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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.