THE PAST SIMPLE & THE PAST CONTINUOUS

We were walking around the city centre (...) we (...) lost.

• while

• when

• get

• got

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GRAMMAR - MULTIPLE CHOICE

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WORD ORDER

Laura and Marcela were cleaning up after the party when the dishwasher (...) down

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GRAMMAR

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I found some sweets while I (...) for a receipt in my bag

Answer explanation

Use while + a past continuous verb to show an event that was in progress when a second event happened. Use the simple past for the second event. The second event can go first in the sentence.