Grammar: Past simple vs past continuous p. 67

Reorder the words to make sentences in the past simple and past continuous.

1 was / The conductor / the journalists / with the musicians / arrived / speaking / when.
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2 while / was / You / listening / to me / I / talking / weren't!
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3 they / the tickets / yesterday / buy / Did / for the concert?
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4 was / getting out of / the pop star, / the girls / saw / he / When / a special car.
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5 the singer / doing / What / at 4 p.m. / was / last Monday?
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6 realise / was / what / I /doing / I / didn't.
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Watch the video to revise the rule and then do the exercise. Choose the correct alternative.

1 The radio ________ working while she ________ to some music.
2 I ________ you because I ________ TV.
3 Rebecca ________ the violin while the choir ________.
4 We ________ a problem while we ________ to the concert.
5 ________ to tune in to Channel 6 as you ________?
6 When they ________ the band, they ________ dancing.

Complete the sentences with the correct past continuous or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

1 The songwriter ________ (have) a walk in the wood when he ________ (have) an idea for a new song.
2 ________ (they / find) that vintage album while they ________ (look) for something else?
3 I ________ (not watch) the end of the show because I ________ (sleep).
4 Jerry and Johanna ________ (eat) a sandwich while Mike ________ (record) a message.
5 That famous actress ________ (not work) when they ________ (call) her for a part in that blockbuster.
6 Where ________ (you / go), when I ________ (meet) you after the gig?

Choose the correct alternative to complete the description of Alfie's favourite actors. Is it similar to yours? Make any changes you need and use it for your oral production.

I admire the actor Benedict Cumberbatch. In the past he ________ in films like The Imitation Game and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but he works on new projects all the time, also as a producer. These films belong to very different genres, but Benedict ________ extremely well in all of them: he's so talented!
Last week I read one of his interviews. It said that, while he ________ in a battle during a scene in Doctor Strange, he ________ the story was really great. I agree, that's also my favourite film!
As for the actresses, I really love Zendaya. Her biography is interesting. ________ she was a child, she ________ dancing and modelling. Later she ________ a Disney star. I like her because she's flexible. She's also a ________, her voice is sweet and powerful. In 2017 Zendaya moved to adult ________. Her performances ________ positive reviews.