Read the rule and choose the correct options When one event is more important than the other in the past, we can use to emphasise the main event. We can use for the background event (the less important one): I was listening to the music [the background event] when my sister phoned [the main event]. He was sitting in the park [the background event] and suddenly a dog ran towards him [the main event]. You her when she a shower. I to tell her the truth, but she to me. As I to the library, I a man who fainted on the street. The neighbours at the door when we to rock music. Tom up when it .
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Read the rule and choose the correct options

When one event is more important than the other in the past, we can use [past continuous| past simple] to emphasise the main event. We can use [ past continuous|past simple] for the background event (the less important one):

I was listening to the music [the background event] when my sister phoned [the main event].

He was sitting in the park [the background event] and suddenly a dog ran towards him [the main event].

  1. You [called|were calling] her when she [took|was taking] a shower.
  2. I [tried|was trying] to tell her the truth, but she [didn't listen|wasn't listening ] to me.
  3. As I [went|was going] to the library, I [saw|was seeing] a man who fainted on the street.
  4. The neighbours [knocked|were knocking] at the door when we [listened|were listening] to rock music.
  5. Tom [woke|was waking] up when it [snowed|was snowing].

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