Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous. 1.We …………………….. (arrive) in Barcelona and …………………….. (take) in a taxi to our hotel.
2 I …………………….. (stand) in line to buy concert tickets when Nurlan ……………….. (call) me.
3 Bekzat …………………….. (read) a novel while Arina …………………….. (play) online video games.
4 As we …………………….. (wait) for the bus, we saw the bicycle crash into the news stand.
5 Olga …………………….. (open) her suitcase, …………………….. (remove) all the clothes and …………………….. (put) them in the wardrobe.
1. arrived, took
2. was standing, called
3. was reading, was playing
4. we were waiting
5. opened, removed and put
Объяснение: past simple это когда действие произошло и закончился в а past continuous или progressive - выражает действие, которое было в процессе в данный момент в и этот точный момент указывается по содержанию второго предложения или эпизода.