Exercise 40.2: Past simple or past continuous

Complete the sentence with a suitable verb in the past simple or past continuous form from the following choices below.

Example: I ____ TV when I heard the phone ring.
Answer: I was watching TV when I heard the phone ring. (past continuous)

1. I _____, when my colleague called me.

2. He _____ that my hotel was too far from any amenities

3. We could see it _____ much too hard to walk far.

4. We _____ at a more convenient hotel last year.

5. I _____ at that hotel when I first met you.

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