Past Simple vs Past Continuous 4º ESO

Complete the sentences with the past simple forms of the verbs below.

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1 I couldn’t sleep because my dad ……................. all night in the next room.
2 My friend ……................. things to me all through the film, so I couldn’t follow the plot.
3 I forgot to close the door and it suddenly ……................. in the wind.
4 The dog ……................. every time its owner left the house.
5 We didn’t know the words of the song, so we ……................. the tune.

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or the past continuous.

My friends and I (1) ……................. (enjoy) my birthday party when suddenly the lights (2) ……................. (go) out. I (3) ……................. (think) that my brother (4) ……................. (try) to scare everyone. I (5) ……................. (shout), ‘Switch the lights on!’ but nothing (6) ……................. (happen). While we (7) ……................. (wait) in the darkness, somebody (8) ……................. (scream). Suddenly, I felt scared!