Past simple vs Past continuousVersión en línea This activity will help you to practice the difference between past simple (finished activity), past continuous (actions continuously happening at a certain time in the past), or the combination of both tenses (action in progress interrupted by another action) or (two actions happening at the same time in the past) by categorizing the sentences in its corresponding group. por Miriam Diaz 1 Finished action 2 Actions continuously happening at a certain time in the past. 3 Action in progress interrupted by another action. 4 Two actions happening at the same time in the past I asked them but they didn't know anything. She left because she had to get up early for work. I tried to tell them the truth but they didn’t listen. They were thinking about you the other day. I was waiting in the departure lounge for more than two hours. She was interviewing candidates for the sales job all morning. I was taking a shower when the doorbell rang. They were playing video games when there was a blackout. Sam didn't realize I arrived because he was listening to music. Tom was running while Irene and Jessica were just walking. Fred was sudying while Joseph was watching TV. I was driving home while you were still at work.