Past continuous and past simple

We use past continuous for.......................

• finished actions in the past

• actions in progress in the past

• action in the future

I ............................. computer games when the phone...............

• was playing/ rang

• played/ rang

• was playing/ was ringing.

We use Past Simple tense to describe.................

• actions in the present

• completed actions in the past

• actions in the moment

I .................... my homework yesterday.

• do

• was doing

• did

Tina............................. when she fell and hurt her leg.

• danced

• was dancing

• dances

Steve........................... an accident yesterday.

• had

• haved

• was having

Julie..................... her bedroom when she............... a huge spider on the wall.

• was tidying/ was finding

• was tidying/ found

• tidied/found

When the fire............ Philip......................... the car.

• was starting/ washed

• started/ was washing

• started/washed

Dad................ the car when he .................. himself

• was fixing/ hurted

• was fixing/ was hurting

• was fixing/ hurt

When the head master ............ the room they ............... a test.

• was entering/ were writing

• entered/ wrote

• entered/ were writing