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