Past Continuous vs Simple Past
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Look at these sentences and decide WHICH ACTION STARTED FIRST? Click on A or B.
When she telephoned, I was having a bath.
- The telephone call
- The bath
When I saw them, they were playing football.
- They were playing football
- I saw them
They were watching television when I visited them.
- They were watching television
- I visited them
I was walking into the house when I heard the noise.
- I was walking into the house
- I heard the noise
I walked into the house when I heard the noise.
- I walked into the house
- I heard the noise.
We left the party when the police arrived.
- We left the party
- The police arrived
We were leaving the party when the police arrived.
- We were leaving the party
- The police arrived.
I made the beds when Joan and Jean got here.
- I made the beds
- Joan and Jean got here.
I was making the beds when Joan and Ian got here.
- make the beds
- Joan and Ian got here
I was getting into my car when I heard the shot.
- I was getting into my car
- I heard the shot