Work in pairs: decide which is the correct tense. Past Simple or Past Continuous? Five...

Question

Work in pairs: decide which is the correct tense. Past Simple or Past Continuous?

Five years ago I travelled / was travelling on a plane.

We left / were leaving the cinema before the end of the film.

When I came to the station to the station Ann talked / was talking to the porter.

Where did you go / were you going on your last summer holiday?

When I heard the alarm I left / was leaving the room immediately….

I walked / was walking in the street when I suddenly heard / was hearing someone call me.

We went / were going to the city. But on the way we heard / were hearing about a bomb scare. So we drove / were driving back home.

Answer 1

1. Five years ago I travelled - Past Simple / was travelling on a plane - Past Continuous

2. We left - Past Simple / were leaving the cinema before the end of the film - Past Continuous

3. When I came to the station Ann talked - Past Simple / was talking to the porter - Past Continuous

4. Where did you go -Past Simple / were you going on your last summer holiday? - Past Continuous

5. When I heard the alarm I left - Past Simple / was leaving the room immediately…. - Past Continuous

6. I walked - Past Simple / was walking in the street when I suddenly heard - Past Simpl3 / was hearing someone call me. - Past Continuous

7. We went - Past Somple / were going to the city. - Past Continuous But on the way we heard - Past Simple / were hearing about a bomb scare. - Past Continuous So we drove - Past Continuous / were driving back home. - Past Continuous