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.

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

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