Fill in the Blanks Past Continuous and Past SimpleOnline version Past Continuous and Past Simple by Cristina 1 Utilizamos en inglés el " Past " cuando nos referimos a una acción en el pasado que continúa o sigue en pero nunca . En cambio , usamos el " Past " cuando nos referimos a una acción en el pasado que ya ocurrió en un punto concreto del tiempo . 2 + ) Suj + / + verb / - + . . . - ) Suj + / + verb / - + . . . ? ) Was / were + suj + verb / - + . . . ? + ) Yes , suj + / . - ) No , suj + / . 3 ? She was playing in the park when it started to rain . ? He weren't listening to the teacher . ? We was watching a movie when you called . ? Was they running in the garden ? ? They were studying for the exam all night . ? The dog was bark at midnight . ? I wasn ? t understanding what you were saying . ? You were reading a book when I saw you . ? Were they playing football at 5 p . m . ? ? She wasn't sleeping when I entered the room . 4 Cuando hay una acción que está en progreso usamos el Past . Y cuando hay una acción que interrumpe la acción en progreso usamos el Past . Por ejemplo : While I , my mother that dinner was ready . 5 While I ( study ) for my exam , my brother ( watch ) TV . Yesterday at 8 p . m . , I ( read ) a book when the phone ( ring ) . When we ( arrive ) at the party , everyone ( dance ) . While she ( work ) on her project , her friends ( talk ) loudly in the next room . I ( see ) a movie last night when I ( receive ) your message . They ( walk ) to the park when it ( start ) to rain . We ( have ) dinner when the power ( go ) out . When I ( wake ) up , the sun ( shine ) brightly .