We use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past. We use the past continuous to talk about actions that were ongoing in the past. When you use past simple and past continuous together, the past simple verb indicates an action that interrupted another.
Examples:
I was eating (past continuous) lunch when my phone rang (past simple).
The first action (eating) was interrupted by the second action (rang).
We were walking to the park when a dog ran across the street.
My brother called when I was doing my homework.
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Past Simple vs. Past Continuous
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1. I was reading a book when you _________.
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When I took the photo, my dog ________ with the toy.
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Yesterday I ______ him at the restaurant near my house.
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We ________ to the store after lunch on Sunday.
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It _______ when I crashed my car.
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What were you doing when you _______ the news?
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I _______ to the party last weekend.
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We _________ each other at work last year.
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When he got home, it _______ 5 o’clock.
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We ________ dinner when someone knocked on the door.
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