PAST CONTINUOUS PAST SIMPLE

1. Past continuous or Preterit
(with Tintin drawings!)

2. While Captain Haddock (walk) down
the stairs, he (fall) !

3. While Captain Haddock was walking
down the stairs, he fell!

4. Tintin (hike) when he (see) the Yeti!

5. Tintin was hiking when he saw the
Yeti!

6. While Tintin and Snowy (sail), they
(discover) the Black Island

7. While Tintin and Snowy were sailing,
they discovered the Black Island

8. Thomson (run) when he (be) hit in the
face!

9. Thomson was running when he was hit
in the face!

10. As they (read), Tintin and Snowy (be)
surprised.

11. As they were reading, Tintin and
Snowy were surprised.

12. Nestor (clean) when somebody (ring)
the bell

13. Nestor was cleaning when somebody
rang the bell

14. Tintin and Haddock (ride) camels when
they (hear) gun shots!

15. Tintin and Haddock were riding camels
when they heard gun shots!

16. As Bianca Castafiore (sing), a glass
(break) !

17. As Bianca Castafiore was singing, a
glass broke!

18. While Professor Calculus (rollerskate),
he (slip) !

19. While Professor Calculus was
rollerskating, he slipped!