I ______ TV when my mom called me., watched, was watching, watch, They ______ soccer when it started to rain, played, were playing, are playing, She ______ her homework last night., was doing, did, does, We ______ dinner at 8:00 p.m. yesterday, were having, had, have, While I ______ to school, I saw an accident, walked, was walking, walk, He ______ his leg while he was playing basketball, broke, was breaking, breaks, The students ______ when the teacher entered the classroom, talked, were talking, talk, I ______ my keys yesterday morning., was losing, lost, lose, What ______ you ______ at 9 p.m. last night?, did / do, were / doing, are / doing, She ______ music when the lights went out., listened, was listening, listens, Read the sentence: “I was studying when my phone rang.” Which action was in progress?, My phone rang, I was studying, Read the sentence: “She visited her grandmother yesterday.” Why do we use the Simple Past?, It describes an action in progress., It describes a finished action in the past., Read the sentence: “They were playing video games at 6 p.m.” Why do we use Past Continuous?, To describe an action happening at a specific time in the past., To describe a completed action., Read the sentence: “While I was walking to school, I saw a dog.” Which verb shows the longer action?, was walking, saw, Read the sentence: “He broke his arm while he was riding his bike.” Which action happened first?, He was riding his bike., He broke his arm.

Simple Past vs Past Continuous

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