Put the verbs in the past simple or past
continuous and justify their use.
1 We ................ (drive) down the motorway
when we ......... ........... (get) a flat tyre.
2 The chef .................. (whisk) the dressing
and then ............... (pour) it on the salad.
3 She .................... (watch) a DVD when he
............ (come) home.
4 ............. (run) late when the headmaster
.............. (call) from my son's school.
5 Sheila ............... (not/attend) the concert
because she ............
..... (work).
6 James .................. (lose) his wallet while
he ............. (walk) his dog in the park.
7 The children ................ (sleep) while their
........... (eat) breakfast
parents

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1 We were driving down the motorway when we got a flat tyre. (past continuous for the action in progress at the time of another action in the past)
2 The chef whisked the dressing and then poured it on the salad. (past simple for actions completed in the past)
3 She was watching a DVD when he came home. (past continuous for the action in progress at the time of another action in the past)
4 I was running late when the headmaster called from my son's school. (past continuous for the action in progress at the time of another action in the past)
5 Sheila did not attend the concert because she was working. (past simple for actions in the past)
6 James lost his wallet while he was walking his dog in the park. (past continuous for the action in progress at the time of another action in the past)
7 The children were sleeping while their parents were eating breakfast. (past continuous for actions in progress at the time of another action in the past)